Nationwide in 2013, of the infants who were now 19-35 months of age,
- 76.5% were breastfed at birth,
- 49.0% were breastfed at 6 months,
- 27.0% were breastfed at 12 months,
- 37.7% were exclusively breastfed at 3 months,and
- 16.4% were exclusively breastfed at 6 months.
National Immunization Survey (NIS) results:
- 17 states have at least 81.9% of women breastfeeding at hospital discharge.
- 8 states have at least 60.6% of their infants being breastfed at 6 months of age.
- 8 states have at least 34.1% of their infants being breastfed at 1 year of age.
- 19 states have at least 42.6% of their infants being exclusively breastfed through 3 months of age.
- 5 states have at least 25.5% of their infants being exclusively breastfed through 6 months of age.
- Only California and Idaho are meeting all five of the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Vermont have achieved four of the five objectives.
- The percentage of hospitals and birth centers where >90% of infants have skin-to-skin contact after birth and are rooming in,
- The percentage of births occurring in Baby Friendly Hospitals,
- The percentage of breastfed infants receiving formula before 2 days of age,
- The number of lactation consultants (IBCLC certified)/1000 births,
- The number of LaLeche League leaders/1000 births
- State regulations supporting breastfeeding onsite at child care centers.
These statistics are found at the following site:
O'Connor, M., (1998) Breastfeeding benefits & barriers: Breastfeeding statistics in the united states. Breastfeeding Basics, Retrieved from http://www.breastfeedingbasics.org/cgi-bin/deliver.cgi/content/Introduction/sta_us.html
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