A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the U.S. breast-feeding rate has hit its highest point in over 20 years with approximately 77 percent of new mothers opting to give babies the boob. The CDC has surveyed woman on infant feeding habits since the mid-1980s and the latest figure rates as an all-time high. The largest rise in breast-feeding came in the African-American community, where the figure rose to 65 percent from only 36 percent in 1993-1994. For Mexican-Americans, the number went up to 80 percent, from 67 percent and for whites, it rose from 62 percent to 79 percent.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-30-breastfeeding-moms_N.htm
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