Breastfeeding Report Card By State

I hope you enjoy the information. BREASTFEEDING RATES BY STATE Here is the latest statistics on breastfeeding and exclusively breastfeeding by the state. This list was compiled by. The Center For Disease Control And Prevention National Immunization Survey.(2011) Statistics. It is based on phone calls, land line, and telephone samples, dual frame sample. The World Health Organization says that babies should be breastfed for at least six months. The American Academy of Pediatrics also believes that babies should be breastfed exclusively for the first six months.Then food should be introduced and breastfeeding continued up to 12 months old. Vermont is the best state for good breastfeeding rates. States Breastfeeding 6 months Breastfeeding 12 months Alabama 32.1 11.8 Alaska 64.3 42.5 Arizona 47.8 23.9 Arkansas 32.3 13.5 California 63.1 38.4 Colorado 55.2 29.3 Connecticut 51.4 27.5 Delaware 34.4 16.8 District of Columbia 53.1 30.0 Florida 48.7 26.9 Georgia 40.1 20.7 Hawaii 61.5 36.5 Idaho 56.8 30.5 Illinois 47.0 26.1 Indiana 38.6 21.5 Iowa 51.6 28.9 Kansas 40.3 22.5 Kentucky 31.5 22.8 Louisiana 30.3 12.6 Maine 50.5 29.2 Maryland 60.1 29.4 Massachusetts 53.7 24.9 Michigan 46.6 23.3 Minnesota 59.2 34.6 Mississippi 28.9 10.0 Missouri 42.1 20.2 Montana 50.7 25.5 Nebraska 46.1 25.8 Nevada 45.3 22.7 New Hampshire 57.6 30.9 New Jersey 56.2 28.3 New York 55.8 31.3 North Carolina 48.3 24.5 Ohio 42.1 21.6O Oklahoma 38.4 22.6 Oregon 64.4 40.2 Pennsylvania 45.7 26.1 Rhode Island 47.0 22.2 South Carolina 56.2 30.9 South Dakota 45.6 18.3 Tennessee 40.7 20.9 Texas 42.9 20.9 Utah 63.1 40.7 Vermont 66.5 45.3 Virginia 53.7 27.4 Washington 64.2 35.3 West Virginia 29.3 15.9 Wisconsin 54.9 26.2 Wyoming 56.6 30.0