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Re: Breastfeeding in the StatesFrom: D. Ashley Hill (dahmd@cfl.rr.com)Fri Feb 3 17:54:16 2006
At Fri, 3 Feb 2006, GA12L@aol.com wrote: > >Just a quickie (ho hum). What are breastfeeding rates in the USA like? My perception (note the absence of data) is that breastfeeding rates vary by region. In New Orleans I delivered hundreds of mostly indigent babies my intern year and maybe one mom breastfed. Patients told me it was "low class" to breastfeed. When I returned to Tampa the next year, about 85% of our moms breastfed. In my private practice in Orlando, probably 90% of women breastfeed. I don't know if there are any state-level restrictions on breastfeeding location, frequency, or age of the child, but I doubt it. (My mom knew a colleague who was breastfeeding her 8 year-old healthy child). Ashley
-- D. Ashley Hill, MD Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency and Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group Orlando, Florida
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