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How many infants born in the United States are breastfed?

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How many infants born in the United States are breastfed?

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The CDC National Immunization Survey is a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population, among infants born in 2006: • 73.9% were ever breastfed • 43.4% were still breastfeeding at 6 months of age • 22.7% were breastfeeding at 1 year of age • 33.1% were exclusively breastfed through 3 months of age • 13.6% were exclusively breastfed through 6 months of age For additional breastfeeding statistics, see Data and Statistics.