Incidence and Duration of Breastfeeding for Term Infants in Canada, United States, Europe, and Australia: A Literature Review

:  Background: Analysis of differences in the incidence and duration of breastfeeding across countries may provide information about practices that encourage breastfeeding. This comparative review examines variation in the incidence and duration of breastfeeding for term infants that has been report...

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Published in:Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2004-12, Vol.31 (4), p.285-292
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Australia - epidemiology
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breastfeeding
Canada - epidemiology
Crossnational studies
Cultural Characteristics
Duration
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Literature reviews
Pregnancy
United States - epidemiology
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