Comments on: A Comparison of Breastfeeding Rates by Country https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bf-rates-2004 Breastfeeding and Parenting Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 By: DeMartino https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-368 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:44:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-368 My daughter is 15months old and I still breastfeeding….
She is perfect and very smart baby.
I pretend to stop soon, but is very worth to see her development!
I’m proud of myself.

]]> By: Faith https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-367 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:14:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-367 I’m doing an MA in Early Childhood Studies in the UK right now, and I was told in class that in the UK only 29% of babies are being breastfed at 6 weeks of age. The prof was a registered nurse, and seemed to know her stuff. I was really shocked!

]]> By: A Dutch mom in the USA https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-366 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:18:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-366 In the Netherlands, rates are low in comparison with the rest of Europe, although luckily they are on the rise. Here a link with some stats that you may find useful
http://www.borstvoeding.com/aanverwant/maatschappij/borstvoedingscijfers.html

]]> By: moirab https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-364 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:47:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-364 If all other data is equal, I think that these charts indicate that the USA, Canada and Australia have better exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months than Sweden and Norway. Pretty interesting stuff!

]]> By: Elaine Guni https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-363 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-363 I am Irish and living in Tanzania so decided to do a little comparison using data from above sources and anything else I could find – define breastfeeding as any breastfeeding not necessarily exclusive:
    
                                       Tanzania    Ireland
bf at birth                            98%        47%
bf at 6 months                    96%        13%
bf at 12 months                  94%          5%
bf at 18 months                  85%         no data
bf at 24 months                  50%         no data

Wow what a contrast !    Of course Tanzania is not perfect – problems include introducing water and other foods much earlier than in guidelines – but bfing is completely normal and “approved” by society in general, including bfing in public.  By bf at 18 months in Tanzania I am a member of a majority while when visiting Ireland I am a complete outlier.  It is, however, the norm to wean when pregnant here in Tanzania.

]]> By: kellymom https://kellymom.com/fun/trivia/bf-rates-2004/#comment-362 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9005#comment-362  Sure, Magni – I’d appreciate it if you would extract the available data for each age, and I’ll turn it into a graphic. Please include a link to the information source, too. You can use the Contact link at bottom right to email me the info. Thank you!

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