Good question.
You’ll find one woman’s take on it at cbc.ca/nl.
Beware, though, of one figure that is likely off. Both Debbie Cooper and Pam Pardy-Ghent claim that 66% of new mothers breastfeed their babies.
That might be the number who start breastfeeding when the baby is born. Some call it the initiation rate.
The last time your humble e-scribbler checked the local stats the percentage still at it six months after the baby was born was a tiny fraction of that figure.
Try 11 or 12 percent.
And that’s really where the challenge lies. The overwhelming majority of women who start breastfeeding just don’t manage to keep at it.
We need to get to 66% still breastfeeding at six months in. That’s a figure we can reach in this province within two years with just a modest effort by the provincial government. and community groups.
66 at 6 in 2.
Simple.
Practical.
Attainable.
Breastfeeding it’s what your bazongas are for.
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