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 

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