Research has demonstrated the numerous, positive health benefits breastfeeding offers to both infant and mother. As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, recommends exclusive breast milk for the first 6 months of life and breast milk plus the gradual introduction of iron-enriched solids from 6 months to 1 year (AAP, 1997). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2010 objective for breastfeeding is that 75% of women leave the hospital breastfeeding, with 50% of babies receiving breast milk until 6 months of age (Healthy People 2010, 2000). Although breastfeeding rates in the United States are increasing, they still fall short of these goals. In 1995, the percentage of 6-month-old infants being breastfed (defined as feeding human milk or a combination of human milk and formula or cow's milk) was estimated at 21.6% (Ryan, 1997), whereas in 2001 it was 32.5% (Ryan, Wenjun, & Acosta, 2002).

Research has demonstrated the numerous, positive health benefits breastfeeding offers to both infant and mother. As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, recommends exclusive breast milk for the first 6 months of life and breast milk plus the gradual introduction of iron-enriched solids from 6 months to 1 year (AAP, 1997).

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