A new study published recently by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States has ratified a data that was previously handled and has been confirmed: in the United States, Hispanic women generally breastfeed their children more than black and white women, especially in the east.
The study was conducted through telephone interviews with 100,000 mothers between 2004 and 2008, resulting in a total result that 73% said they had breastfed for at least a few weeks, data that the study authors themselves consider too high to be absolutely reliable.
Regarding high breastfeeding rates of mothers of Hispanic origin Everything seems to indicate that the longer immigrants have spent in the United States, the greater the incidence of artificial breastfeeding, as they adopt worse health and eating habits.
According to the study, it would seem that Hispanics continue to give mostly breast milk. The survey data indicate that 80% of them breastfeed after birth and 45% continue to do so at six months.
However, the proportion changes in the west of the country, where white women breastfeed more than others, especially in Alaska, Colorado and California.
However, in addition to the information indicated on the highest incidence of breastfeeding in Hispanic mothers in the United StatesAll states have a significant result: they are the youngest women, with the least resources and with the least educational level, who are most likely to use artificial breastfeeding, highlighting the low rates of breastfeeding in African-American mothers.
