Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day

Breastfeeding trends in the United States have varied considerably since the early 1900s. Medical and federal surveys representing comprehensive data on breastfeeding rates of American women show an inconsistency in breastfeeding trends over the course of the past 110 years. Some decades report a...

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Main Author: Corbin, Starr-Renee
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-819
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spelling ndltd-UTEXAS-oai-repositories.lib.utexas.edu-2152-ETD-UT-2010-05-8192015-09-20T16:55:44ZRaising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present dayCorbin, Starr-ReneeBreastfeedingBreast milkBreastfeeding trendsInfant feedingBreastfeeding trends in the United States have varied considerably since the early 1900s. Medical and federal surveys representing comprehensive data on breastfeeding rates of American women show an inconsistency in breastfeeding trends over the course of the past 110 years. Some decades report a growth in breastfeeding rates of infants newborn to 6 months, whereas other decades report a decline. This report examines breastfeeding trends from the early 1900s to present day to suggest which factors have played a role in the decline and rise of breastfeeding in the United States.text2010-11-12T16:49:38Z2010-11-12T16:49:46Z2010-11-12T16:49:38Z2010-11-12T16:49:46Z2010-052010-11-12May 20102010-11-12T16:49:46Zthesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-819eng
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topic Breastfeeding
Breast milk
Breastfeeding trends
Infant feeding
spellingShingle Breastfeeding
Breast milk
Breastfeeding trends
Infant feeding
Corbin, Starr-Renee
Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
description Breastfeeding trends in the United States have varied considerably since the early 1900s. Medical and federal surveys representing comprehensive data on breastfeeding rates of American women show an inconsistency in breastfeeding trends over the course of the past 110 years. Some decades report a growth in breastfeeding rates of infants newborn to 6 months, whereas other decades report a decline. This report examines breastfeeding trends from the early 1900s to present day to suggest which factors have played a role in the decline and rise of breastfeeding in the United States. === text
author Corbin, Starr-Renee
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title Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
title_short Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
title_full Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
title_fullStr Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
title_full_unstemmed Raising parents: breastfeeding trends from 1900 to present day
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