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Three Out of Four New Moms Initiate Breastfeeding

However only 43 percent of babies still being breastfed at 6 months of age Seventy-five percent of babies born in the United States in 2007 – over 3 million – started life breastfeeding, according...

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Majority of U.S. Hospitals Do Not Fully Support Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, yet less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need to be able to breastfeed, according to the most recent Vital...

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More mothers are breastfeeding

Across all groups, the percentage of mothers who start and continue breastfeeding is rising, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2000 to 2008,...

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