Trends in Prevalence of Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among US Children, 1999 to 2018

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jan 1;178(1):88-91. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4942.

Authors

Guodong Ding¹, Chutian Shi¹, Angela Vinturache², Yongjun Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study analyzes changes in the prevalence of breastfeeding initiation and duration among US children over the past 20 years.

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding*
Child
Female
Humans
Infant
Mothers*
Prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors