Characteristics of Breastfeeding Practices Among US Mothers
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Characteristics of breastfeeding practices among US mothers.
OBJECTIVES Although much has been published about breastfeeding rates, little is known about how breastfeeding is practiced in the United States. We describe the distributions and characteristics of practices related to common advice about breastfeeding during the infant's first year of life. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Participants in the 2005-2007 Infant Feeding Practices Study II received mon...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1315f