This statistic shows the percentage of infants in the U.S. receiving breast milk in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age. In that year, around 74 percent of term infants from mothers aged 19 years and younger received breast milk compared to 88 percent of term infants from mothers aged 40 years and older.
Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age
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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 age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age." Chart. June 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Infants Receiving Breast Milk in The U.S. in 2017, by Gestational Age and Maternal Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, June 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
