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World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2023
World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2023
Press Release Number CB23-SFS.111
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Breastfeeding Report Card, United States, 2022.
“Overview
Breastfeeding has many health benefits for infants, children, and mothers and is a key strategy to improve public health. The 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines)1 and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)2 recommend that infants be exclusively breastfed for about the first 6 months, with continued breastfeeding alongside the introduction of complementary foods for at least 1 year (Dietary Guidelines) or at least 2 years (AAP), or longer if desired. CDC’s Breastfeeding Report Card, 2022 provides a compilation of data on breastfeeding practices and supports in all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico."
“What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Among infants born in 2019, most (83.2%) started out receiving some breast milk, and 78.6% were receiving any breast milk at 1 month. At 6 months, 55.8% of infants received any breast milk and 24.9% received breast milk exclusively (Figure 1). Families can face many challenges when it comes to breastfeeding. Yet data show that most infants start out breastfeeding, and many are still receiving some breast milk at 6 months. Even some breast milk is beneficial to infants. However, many families do not breastfeed for as long as they intend to3 and breastfeeding disparities by race and ethnicity persist.4 The steady decline in any and exclusive breastfeeding from month-to-month indicates that breastfeeding families may need stronger systems of support to reach their breastfeeding goals.”
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Source: 2006-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
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Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
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Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP).
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