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Trends in Exclusive Breastfeeding: Findings From the 1990s

Miriam H. Labbok, MD, MPH

Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care, Nutrition Section, Program Division

Tessa Wardlaw, PhD

Strategic Information Section, Division of Policy and Planning

Ann Blanc, PhD

Blancroft Research International, LLC, Columbia, Maryland

David Clark, LLB (Hons)

Nutrition Section, Program Division

Nancy Terreri, MPH

Maternal and Child Health, Health Section, Program Division, the United Nations Children's Fund New York Headquarters, New York, New York

This article presents trends and differentials in exclusive breastfeeding patterns that occurred in developing settings during the 1990s and considers these trends in relation to the breastfeeding-support activities in that decade. Between 1990 and 2000, the data suggest that exclusive breast-feeding levels in the developing world increased 15% overall among infants younger than 4 months (from 46% to 53%) and among infants older than 6 months (from 34% to 39%). The increase in urban areas is of special note. Urban areas are presumed to be most susceptible to the ambient health system and social and commercial pressures against breastfeeding; the support activities of the 1990s (eg, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative and the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes) were developed to address these pressures. Given this, implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, which supports these proven interventions, should be effective in further increasing optimal breast-feeding practices.

Key Words: Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative • International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes • breastfeeding • exclusive breastfeeding • infant and child mortality • programs • global • UNICEF • WHO

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 22, No. 3, 272-276 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334405279256
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