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U.S. Moms Stop Breastfeeding Too Soon: Study

 

 

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By Jesse J. Logan

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During the last decade, more and more new mothers in

the U.S. have started breastfeeding their babies, but most new moms stop sooner

than health experts would like, health officials report.

 

 

African-American moms, in particular, show low rates of exclusive

breastfeeding, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (news

arch/news?p=%22Disease%20Control%20and%20Prevention%22 & c= & n=20 & yn=c & c=ne

ws & cs=nw> - web

p=%22Disease+Control+and+Prevention%22 & h=c> sites) (CDC).

 

As a part of the national Healthy People 2010 program, health officials

aim to increase the proportion of mothers who breast-feed their infants

to 75 percent soon after birth, 50 percent at six months and 25 percent

at one year.

 

However, according to a telephone survey of the families of more than

700 children, about two-thirds (65.1 percent) of babies had ever been

breast-fed. At six months, 27 percent of babies were fed some breast

milk. This percentage dropped to about 12 percent at 12 months.

 

At 7 days old, close to 60 percent of babies were given only breast

milk. However, between the ages of 2 and 3 months, the number of babies being

breast-fed experienced a " sharp decline, " researchers report in the journal

Pediatrics.

 

By six months, the proportion of babies being breast-fed exclusively

dropped to about eight percent.

 

" The U.S. is not in good shape in terms of breastfeeding, " Dr. Ruowei

Li, lead author of the study and an epidemiologist at the CDC in

Atlanta, told Reuters Health. She noted that the study is consistent

with previous findings about racial and ethnic disparities in

breastfeeding.

 

" The number of African Americans compared to whites is still

consistently lower in both the initiation and duration of

breastfeeding, " Li said.

 

Though breastfeeding is widely recognized as beneficial for both infants

and mothers, Li said, " there is still lots we need to do to promote

breastfeeding in U.S. "

 

She said that the health care system " has an important role to play in

the promotion and support of breastfeeding. "

 

For example, she suggested that maternity care and newborn facilities

should find ways to make their environments more " conducive " to nursing.

In addition, health care providers should be supportive, knowledgeable

and skillful about breastfeeding, Li said.

 

Also, a mother's network of family, friends and co-workers should

understand and encourage breastfeeding, she added.

 

The decline in breastfeeding when a baby is between 2 to 3 months old

coincides with the time when many women return to work or school and

need additional support in order to continue breastfeeding, Li and her

colleagues point out in the report.

 

Lack of support is a " major barrier " against maintaining breastfeeding,

according to the researchers.

 

" Societal and environmental support is very, very important, including

in the health care system and in the work environment, " Li said.

 

" The public should be aware that breastfeeding has a wide range of

benefits for both mother and baby, " she added.

 

Besides providing the " ideal nutrition " for infant growth, Li said,

breast milk is more likely to protect babies against infection and from

developing chronic conditions such as obesity when they get older. She

also noted that breastfeeding gives a new mom and her baby a chance to bond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I like seeing these ads. I'm still going at 19 mos. So far I haven't

heard the " when are going to stop " with my second daughter... I didn't have

much support with breastfeeding my first, but I was glad to have found

parentstages.com. I've read about women who breastfed past 3 yrs... My

first daughter quit at about 2.5 yrs, but I was pregnant. She was close to

quitting I think and I probably wasn't producing much. Also, it was hard

for me to breastfeed because I had such an urge to push her away. It is so

weird how are bodies/hormones do things according to nature.

 

Anyway, thanks Misty.

 

mistylyn trepke <mistytrepke

 

Fri, 16 May 2003 08:36:53 -0700 (PDT)

 

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Misty

http://www..com

 

 

U.S. Moms Stop Breastfeeding Too Soon: Study

 

 

http://story.news./news?tmpl=story

20030515/hl_nm/moms_breastfeeding_dc>

& cid=594 & ncid=594 & e=1 & u=/nm/20030515/hl_nm/moms_breastfeeding_dc

 

By Jesse J. Logan

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During the last decade, more and more new

mothers in the U.S. have started breastfeeding their babies, but most new

moms stop sooner than health experts would like, health officials report.

 

 

African-American moms, in particular, show low rates of exclusive

breastfeeding, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (news

arch/news?p=%22Disease%20Control%20and%20Prevention%22 & c= & n=20 & yn=c & c=ne

ws & cs=nw> - web

p=%22Disease+Control+and+Prevention%22 & h=c> sites) (CDC).

 

As a part of the national Healthy People 2010 program, health officials

aim to increase the proportion of mothers who breast-feed their infants

to 75 percent soon after birth, 50 percent at six months and 25 percent

at one year.

 

However, according to a telephone survey of the families of more than

700 children, about two-thirds (65.1 percent) of babies had ever been

breast-fed. At six months, 27 percent of babies were fed some breast

milk. This percentage dropped to about 12 percent at 12 months.

 

At 7 days old, close to 60 percent of babies were given only breast

milk. However, between the ages of 2 and 3 months, the number of babies

being breast-fed experienced a " sharp decline, " researchers report in the

journal Pediatrics.

 

By six months, the proportion of babies being breast-fed exclusively

dropped to about eight percent.

 

" The U.S. is not in good shape in terms of breastfeeding, " Dr. Ruowei

Li, lead author of the study and an epidemiologist at the CDC in

Atlanta, told Reuters Health. She noted that the study is consistent

with previous findings about racial and ethnic disparities in

breastfeeding.

 

" The number of African Americans compared to whites is still

consistently lower in both the initiation and duration of

breastfeeding, " Li said.

 

Though breastfeeding is widely recognized as beneficial for both infants

and mothers, Li said, " there is still lots we need to do to promote

breastfeeding in U.S. "

 

She said that the health care system " has an important role to play in

the promotion and support of breastfeeding. "

 

For example, she suggested that maternity care and newborn facilities

should find ways to make their environments more " conducive " to nursing.

In addition, health care providers should be supportive, knowledgeable

and skillful about breastfeeding, Li said.

 

Also, a mother's network of family, friends and co-workers should

understand and encourage breastfeeding, she added.

 

The decline in breastfeeding when a baby is between 2 to 3 months old

coincides with the time when many women return to work or school and

need additional support in order to continue breastfeeding, Li and her

colleagues point out in the report.

 

Lack of support is a " major barrier " against maintaining breastfeeding,

according to the researchers.

 

" Societal and environmental support is very, very important, including

in the health care system and in the work environment, " Li said.

 

" The public should be aware that breastfeeding has a wide range of

benefits for both mother and baby, " she added.

 

Besides providing the " ideal nutrition " for infant growth, Li said,

breast milk is more likely to protect babies against infection and from

developing chronic conditions such as obesity when they get older. She

also noted that breastfeeding gives a new mom and her baby a chance to bond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

 

 

[Guest guest]

That¡¯s pretty sad - I think new mothers now are so overwhelmed with

thinking about all they have to do and that they have to go back to

work, that they just give up after a few weeks. I breastfed both my

kids until they were around 1 ¨ö yrs old, maybe 2 - don¡¯t remember

exactly, they are 30 yrs. old now. They were never sick with the

¡°normal¡± baby stuff - no ear infections, no colic, no nothing! And

they didn¡¯t even need to start to eat solid food until they were about

8 months old, since breast milk supplies everything they need. My two

grandkids (9 months and 1 month) are not breastfed, and every time I

get my hands on them, I get some bifidus into them!

Carol

 

 

mistylyn trepke [mistytrepke]

Friday, May 16, 2003 11:37 AM

 

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Study

 

Comments?

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

U.S. Moms Stop Breastfeeding Too Soon: Study

 

 

http://story.news./news?tmpl=story

20030515/hl_nm/moms_breastfeeding_dc>

& cid=594 & ncid=594 & e=1 & u=/nm/20030515/hl_nm/moms_breastfeeding_dc

 

By Jesse J. Logan

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During the last decade, more and more new

mothers in the U.S. have started breastfeeding their babies, but most

new moms stop sooner than health experts would like, health officials

report.

 

 

African-American moms, in particular, show low rates of exclusive

breastfeeding, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (news

arch/news?p=%22Disease%20Control%20and%20Prevention%22 & c= & n=20 & yn=c & c=ne

ws & cs=nw> - web

p=%22Disease+Control+and+Prevention%22 & h=c> sites) (CDC).

 

As a part of the national Healthy People 2010 program, health officials

aim to increase the proportion of mothers who breast-feed their infants

to 75 percent soon after birth, 50 percent at six months and 25 percent

at one year.

 

However, according to a telephone survey of the families of more than

700 children, about two-thirds (65.1 percent) of babies had ever been

breast-fed. At six months, 27 percent of babies were fed some breast

milk. This percentage dropped to about 12 percent at 12 months.

 

At 7 days old, close to 60 percent of babies were given only breast

milk. However, between the ages of 2 and 3 months, the number of babies

being breast-fed experienced a " sharp decline, " researchers report in

the journal Pediatrics.

 

By six months, the proportion of babies being breast-fed exclusively

dropped to about eight percent.

 

" The U.S. is not in good shape in terms of breastfeeding, " Dr. Ruowei

Li, lead author of the study and an epidemiologist at the CDC in

Atlanta, told Reuters Health. She noted that the study is consistent

with previous findings about racial and ethnic disparities in

breastfeeding.

 

" The number of African Americans compared to whites is still

consistently lower in both the initiation and duration of

breastfeeding, " Li said.

 

Though breastfeeding is widely recognized as beneficial for both infants

and mothers, Li said, " there is still lots we need to do to promote

breastfeeding in U.S. "

 

She said that the health care system " has an important role to play in

the promotion and support of breastfeeding. "

 

For example, she suggested that maternity care and newborn facilities

should find ways to make their environments more " conducive " to nursing.

In addition, health care providers should be supportive, knowledgeable

and skillful about breastfeeding, Li said.

 

Also, a mother's network of family, friends and co-workers should

understand and encourage breastfeeding, she added.

 

The decline in breastfeeding when a baby is between 2 to 3 months old

coincides with the time when many women return to work or school and

need additional support in order to continue breastfeeding, Li and her

colleagues point out in the report.

 

Lack of support is a " major barrier " against maintaining breastfeeding,

according to the researchers.

 

" Societal and environmental support is very, very important, including

in the health care system and in the work environment, " Li said.

 

" The public should be aware that breastfeeding has a wide range of

benefits for both mother and baby, " she added.

 

Besides providing the " ideal nutrition " for infant growth, Li said,

breast milk is more likely to protect babies against infection and from

developing chronic conditions such as obesity when they get older. She

also noted that breastfeeding gives a new mom and her baby a chance to

bond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.