Breast-feeding rates in the United ...

Breast-feeding rates in the United States are at record highs, according to a Dec 2 2002 just discovereds release from the Ross proceedss Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio. More than 340000 mothers suited to the Ross Mother's inspect which was mailed to 14 million US mothers. The take a view of tracks infant feeding trends.

In 2001 the rate of breast-feeding initiation increased to 695% from 515% in 1990 and the rate of breast feeding at six month of age increased to 325% up from 176% in 1990 The breast-feeding initiation rate for mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants, and Children (WIC), however, was barely 58.2% compared to 78.9% among mothers not participating in WIC, which point out tos a need for greater efforts to increase breast feeding among WIC participants. Nearly 50% of all infants in the United States are part of the WIC program.

united goal of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy commonalty 2010 is 75% breast-feeding initiation rates. The 789% breast-feeding initiation rate among the non-WIC population surpasses the Healthy clan 2010 goal. If the breast-feeding initiation rates among WIC participants increases by dint of slightly more than 2% by year during the next eight years, the Healthy family 2010 goal will be met for the entire population of breast-feeding mothers, according to the release. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other leading health care organizations agree that breast feeding is the gold standard for feeding infants and that it has positive health consequences for both mothers and babies.

US Breastfeeding Rates Reach Record High novel Study Shows: Progress is righteous for Babies and Mothers; still Rates in WIC Program Continue to Lag Significantly (new release, Columbus, Ohio: Ros cropss Division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc, Dec 2 2002)

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