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 out of 50 California counties studied in rates of mothers solely breast-feeding, without supplementing it 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 the state Women, Infants and Children program and UC Davis found that although more than 83 percent of women statewide plan to breast-feed their infants, only 40.5 percent do so. Hospital practices contribute heavily to that discrepancy, says the study, released last week.
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