Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by Age
among Children Born in 2004
|
U.S. National Breastfeeding Rates, 2004 | ||
---|---|---|
Child Age |
Breastfeeding (n=30975) |
Exclusive Breastfeeding1 (n=27391) |
At birth | 73.1±0.8 | |
7 days | 71.9±0.8 | 50.6±1.0 |
14 days | 70.6±0.9 | 48.2±1.0 |
21 days | 68.5±0.9 | 45.3±1.0 |
28 days | 67.4±0.9 | 44.0±1.0 |
42 days | 63.2±0.9 | 38.9±1.0 |
1 month | 66.9±0.9 | 43.5±1.0 |
2 month | 61.0±0.9 | 37.3±1.0 |
3 month | 56.0±0.9 | 31.5±0.9 |
4 month | 49.4±0.9 | 24.1±0.8 |
5 month | 44.8±0.9 | 16.1±0.7 |
6 month | 42.1±0.9 | 12.1±0.7 |
9 month | 29.0±0.9 | |
12 month | 21.4±0.8 | |
18 month | 7.0±0.5 | |
1Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast
milk — NO solids, no water, and no other liquids. |