This statistic shows the percentage of infants in the U.S. receiving breast milk in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity. In that year, around 73 percent of extremely preterm infants from Hispanic mothers received breast milk compared to 88 percent of term infants from Hispanic mothers .
Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity
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MMWR, & CDC. (June 7, 2019). Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity." Chart. June 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Infants Receiving Breast Milk in The U.S. in 2017, by Gestational Age and Maternal Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal ethnicity [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, June 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018398/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-age-and-ethnicity/
