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Hi everyone,
For those of you who collect breastfeeding statistics, I have a chart in the
April issue of Parenting Magazine that may be of interest. It is on page 34
and is called, "Breastfeeding by the Numbers."
It reads:
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The World Health Organization and UNICEF have recommended for a decade that
mothers breastfeed for at least two years. But most U.S. women who nurse
stop before their baby is six months old – and many never start at all. How
do other countries stack up?
Country % of mothers who start % who continue 6 months or longer
Sweden 98 53
Norway 98 50
Poland 93 10
Canada 80 24
Netherlands 68 25
Britain 63 21
U.S. 57 20
Sources: Baby Milk Action, Cambridge, England; Center for Breastfeeding
Information, Schaumburg, IL
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- Dia
Dia L. Michels 202-547-3598
627 A Street, NE 202-546-2356-fax
Washington, DC 20002 [log in to unmask]
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