Ross Products just issued its Breastfeeding Trends report for 2003. Looks  
like formula companies, employers, and our culture in general are walking  to 
the bank on the backs of babies and mothers.
 
Any breastfeeding at all was 66%: down from 70.1% in 2002
Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital was 44%: down from 46.1% in 2002
 
Supplementation rates of 22% spells dollar signs for the infant formula  
industry. Do almost a quarter of breastfed infants in the US need to be  
supplemented? What a dismal state of affairs.
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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