Thursday, June 09, 2005

CBC New Brunswick - Breastfeeding numbers low in N.B.

FREDERICTON – A new study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says mothers in New Brunswick are the least likely in the country to breastfeed.

The institute found that only one out of four new mothers in the province chose to breastfeed their babies for the first four months. The national average is one out of two.

The information was contained in the institute's annual report on health indicators, released Wednesday.


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