Objective. To update reported rates of breastfeeding through 1995 and to compare rates in
1995 with those from 1989. Methods. The Ross Laboratories Mothers' Survey, first …

Objective. To update reported rates of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding through
2001 and to compare rates in 2001 to those from 1996. Methods. The Ross Laboratories …

Ongoing surveys performed by Ross Laboratories demonstrate recent declines both in the
initiation of breast-feeding and continued breast-feeding at 6 months of age. Comparing …

This paper presents results of surveys conducted continuously during a period of years to
assess the trend in the incidence of breast-feeding. From 1955 to 1984, questionnaires were …

During the twentieth century, dramatic changes occurred in how US infants were fed. Almost
universal in the United States in 1900, the breastfeeding decreased until the mid-twentieth …

This study presents results of surveys conducted on a continuous basis over a period of
years to determine the trend in the incidence of breast-feeding. Questionnaires were mailed …

Objective. In the third quarter of 2001, the National Immunization Survey (NIS) began
collecting data on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding and whether it was the …

Objective. To address key gaps in the annual monitoring of breastfeeding prevalence in the
United States, 3 breastfeeding questions concerning the initiation, duration, and exclusivity …

OBJECTIVES. Although much has been published about breastfeeding rates, little is known
about how breastfeeding is practiced in the United States. We describe the distributions and …

From 1955 to 1980, mail questionnaires were administered to a nationally representative
sample of mothers to determine the use of various milks for feeding infants during the first 6 …