Melissa,
The bf in-hospital initiation rates as reported by Ross for 1996 were 37.1 for
Black women, 63.8 for White women and 60.5 for Hispanic women. The 6 month bf
rates were 11.3 for Blacks, 24.3 for Whites and 19.5 for Hispanics.
Roberta Cricco-Lizza RN MPH MS