Hello
My name is Tomoko Seo, a pediatrician and IBCLC in Japan.
According to the statistics from Ministry of Health, Labour and
Welfare, in 1993, full breastfeeding rate at 1 month postpartum is
46.2%. Mixed feeding, 45.9% and Formula feeding, 7.9%.
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
In Japan there is no statistics on " exclusive breastfeeding rate"
and " breastfeeding initiation rate". But very few infants are
exclusively breastfed and very few infants are exclusively formula
fed.
Breastfeeding initiation rate is more than 90% but not exclusively.
Mothers soon give up breastfeeding within several weeks postpartum
without help.
Regards,
Tomoko



At 11:21 -0800 04.11.21, Robert Wills wrote:
>Hello
>My husband is doing a thesis on the assumption that formula is just as good
>as breast milk and feeding. To make one of his points he needs to get a hold
>of breastfeeding rates for industrialized countries i.e. Japan, Sweden,
>Canada.  He has found rates for developing countries on the Unicef web site
>but needs the more industrial countries.  Does any one have any idea where
>to look?
>
>Thanks
>Lindsay Wills cpd, ccce

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