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Is WIC shooting the CDC in the foot when it comes to breastfeeding rates?

April 6, 2010




During the past week two significant studies on breastfeeding in the United States were released. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released statistics on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration, by State using data from the National Immunization Survey for the period of 2004 to 2008. The racial differences highlighted [...]

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New study on impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates

March 17, 2010




A Canadian report was released looking at the impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates. At parentcentral.ca, Laurie Monsebraaten and Noor Javed wrote about the study in Free formula spoils breastfeeding: Almost 40 per cent of new mothers leave the hospital with free infant formula, a recipe for spoiled breastfeeding according to a new Toronto [...]

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