A colleague has sent this:

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf

How robust is the collection of the data?

I ask, because the exclusive breastfeeding figures seem very high indeed.

We know US mothers have much shorter maternity leave than we do in 
Europe, and would find it hard to maintain excl breastfeeding.

Our (UK) initiation stats are about the same (latest survey indicates 
81 per cent) but our exclusive rates are much *much* lower.

Any comments?

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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