U.S. breastfeeding rates up. (Breastfeeding).Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Please note that this research was compiled by Ross Products, makers of infant formula Infant formula is an artificial substitute for human breast milk. Formulas are designed for infant consumption, and are usually based on either cow milk or soy milk. Use of infant formula has been decreasing in industrial countries for over forty years as a result of antenatal . Additionally, even though 46 percent of mothers were breastfeeding in the hospital, that leaves 54 percent who were using something other than breastmilk. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Alan S. Ryan, from the Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , American mothers are breastfeeding their infants in greater numbers than ever. New breastfeeding research studied responses from over 2 million questionnaires, which had been mailed in 1996 and 2001 to a representative sample of the approximately 4 million American women who give birth each year. Monthly, the women were asked what they fed their newborns from birth through their first year, as well as their racial, educational, and geographical background, and whether they held a full- or part-time job outside the home. The breastfeeding rate currently appears to be on a dramatic upswing. Between 1996 and 2001, researchers saw an average 2 percent rise each year in the number of mothers who breastfed both following birth and at six-months of age. The researchers found that by 2001, almost 70 percent of mothers (up from 51 percent in 1990) said they were feeding their children some combination of breastmilk along with supplements or cow's milk in the hospital following birth. Over 46 percent said they exclusively nursed their infants while in the hospital. The figures were the highest recorded to date. In addition, almost one third of mothers in 2001 said they were still feeding their six-month-old infants at least some breastmilk. The percentage in 1990 was 18 percent. The percentage of mothers who said they exclusively fed their six-month-olds breast milk rose to 17.2 percent in 2001 from 10 percent in 1990. Between 1996 and 2001, rate jumps were greatest among women who have traditionally been least likely to breastfeed breast·feed or breast-feed v. breast-fed , breast-feed·ing, breast-feeds v.tr. To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle. v.intr. To breastfeed a baby. : blacks, women less than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. old, unemployed, those with no more than a high school education, and those participating in the government-run Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC WIC - WAN Interface Card ). Researchers caution that not all public health targets are being met. While the goal of getting 75 percent of all mothers to breastfeed their newborns by 2010 appears within reach, they suggest that the 2010 target of having 50 percent of all mothers continue breastfeeding until at least the fifth or sixth month is in jeopardy. "The bottom line is that a lot more work has to be done to increase breastfeeding among all mothers, but especially among WIC mothers," Dr. Ryan stated. --Pediatrics, December 2002 |
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