It seems like the most natural thing in the world, and it carries tremendous benefits for mother and baby.
Yet just 30.8 percent of San Bernardino County's mothers breast feed their infants.
The county ranked 40th of 50 California counties studied in rates of mothers solely breast feeding, without supplementing with formula. Experts say if the mother doesn't learn to breast feed in the hospital, she's unlikely to start at home.
The study, by California's Women Infants and Children's program and UC Davis, found that though more than 83 percent of women plan to breast feed their infants, only 40.5 percent do so statewide. And a lot of that discrepancy can be accounted for by hospital practices, state the study, which was released earlier this week.
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