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Breastfeeding data in the U.S. is currently collected by the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], but those data stop at 12 months,” Meek says. ...
Breastfeeding rates in the U.S. at 6 months rose from 34.2% in 2000 to 43.5% in 2006 and the rates at 12 months rose from 15.7% in 2000 to 22.7% in 2006. The U.S. Healthy People 2010 goals were to have at least 60% of babies exclusively breastfed at 3 months and 25% of babies exclusively breastfed at 6 months so this goal has yet to be met. [16]
[139] [140] Current data demonstrates that while breastfeeding for less than six months does not, independently, increase risk of HTLV-1 transmission, not breastfeeding during that time does decrease risk of transmission. [141] As such, CDC recommends against breastfeeding when mothers have HTLV Types I or II.
Breastfeeding in public in China has traditionally been uncontroversial, and objection had been unheard of until the 2010s. The recent few instances of objection are apparently an effect of the magnification of social media. In Shanghai, breastfeeding in public is considered embarrassing by some, but it is also accepted by many. There have been ...
Black women are encouraging breastfeeding. Black mothers historically have the lowest breastfeeding rates of any racial or ethnic group. Black Moms Encourage Breastfeeding, Break Through Stigma ...
Data-driven parenting guru Emily Oster and pediatric nutritionist Nicole Silber shed some light on the breastfeeding vs. formula feeding debate.
Breastfeeding decreases the risk of respiratory tract infections and diarrhea, both in developing and developed countries. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Other benefits include lower risks of asthma , food allergies , and type 1 diabetes .
Breastfeeding promotion is a movement that came about in the twentieth century in response to high rates of bottle-feeding among mothers, and in recognition of the many health benefits to both mothers and children that breastfeeding offers.