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>>From Ross Labs 1996:
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>In hospital: 59.2%
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>6 months: 21.7%


My understanding is that the 21.7% figure refers ONLY to the people in the
59.2% figure.  That is to say, of the 59.2% of people who leave the hospital
breastfeeding, just over one fifth of THEM are still breastfeeding at 6
months.  Thus, for every 100 mothers giving birth, 59 leave the hospital
breastfeeding (41 start on formula) and 13 are still breastfeeding at 6 months.


The way the figures are presented makes people assume that it is 21.7% of
all mothers.

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