May 1, 2008 More Mothers Breast-Feed, in First Months at Least By GARDINER HARRIS
About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed their infants at least briefly, the highest rate seen in the United States in more than a decade, according to a government survey released on Wednesday.
In 1993 and 1994, just 60 percent of new mothers breast-fed their babies, but rates have been gradually rising ever since, according to regular surveys by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The report shows that the initiation of breast-feeding is at an all-time high," said Karen Hunter of the disease centers.
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