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Breastfeeding
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The percentage of infants ever breastfed is 48.4% for all racial and ethnic groups and below the target of 75%. The lowest prevalence (30.8%) is observed among black infants while the highest (62.7%) is noted among Hispanic infants. | |
The percent of infants breastfed at least 6 and 12 months was highest among Hispanic infants 29.0% and 22.8% and lowest among black infants 10% and 8.3%, respectively. |
This graph, derived from Table 9C, shows the highest prevalence of ever breastfeeding and breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months is for Hispanic infants and the lowest prevalence is among black infants. It also shows that the prevalence of ever breastfed is much higher than at 6 and 12 months.
Percentage of infants ever breastfed, and breastfed
at 6 and 12 months Year 2010 targets: increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies a) in the early postpartum period to 75%, b) at 6 months to 50%, and c) at 1 year to 25%. |
Hispanic infants are more likely to be ever breastfed and be breastfed at 6 and 12 months. Black infants are the least likely to be ever breastfed and breastfed at least 6 and 12 months. However, all race/ethnic groups have breastfeeding prevalences below the Healthy People 2010 targets of 75, 50, and 25 percent.
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