Hispanic Women Breast-Feed Longer Than White and Black Women, Study Finds

The study echoed earlier research that generally found lower breast-feeding rates in younger women, low-income women and those with less education. It also repeated findings that breast-feeding rates are lowest in black women.

State figures revealed some variation from place to place. The gap between black women and other groups was far more dramatic in the South. In three states - Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi - the percentage of women who tried breast-feeding was 35 percent or lower, less than half the national average.  Read more...