Three out of four new mothers in the United States start out breastfeeding, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but by the end of six months, only 43 percent of infants are still breastfed. The nation’s Healthy People 2020 objectives are for 82 percent of newborns to breastfed initially and 61 percent after six months. We have progress to make, but the goal is attainable.

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