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Upcoming important dates, next steps for the Human Milk NCCC Phase II Initiative...

(The HM NCCC initiative's weekly email newsletter comes out every Wednesday.)

 
August 1, 2012
CDC 2012 Breastfeeding Report Card-United States released
 
news Breastfeeding rates continue to rise, with increases of about 2 percentage points in breastfeeding initiation, and breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months. Breastfeeding initiation increased from 74.6% in 2008 to 76.9% in 2009 births. This improvement in initiation represents the largest annual increase over the previous decade. Breastfeeding at 6 months increased from 44.3% to 47.2%; breastfeeding at 12 months increased from 23.8% to 25.5%.

Read more or download the report card...


HM NCCC Monthly Webinar

conference callThe August HM NCCC Webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 14, 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Monthly Webinars generally are the second Tuesday of the month at 2:00 PM and last no more than an hour.  The updated schedule is always available at the link below.

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