Federal report: More Michigan babies breastfeeding
GREENVILLE, Mich. (Detroit Free Press) -- In a state where nearly 7 in every 1,000 babies die before their first birthdays, efforts to promote breastfeeding in hospitals and homes of new moms seem to paying off, according to a new federal report.
Health experts say one of the best ways to fortify baby against a world full of disease is with mother’s milk.
In 2013, three of four babies born in Michigan are breastfed at least once, with nearly 1 in four still being breastfeed a year later, according to the 2014 Breastfeeding Report Card by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
The reasons?
Efforts by local hospitals and health advocates to focus on the first hours and days after birth.
