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【medical-news】大部分母亲在婴儿6个月后停止母乳
Three out of four new moms try breast-feeding over the bottle, but most of them have quit by the time the baby reaches six months, a new study shows.
A report from Brigham Young University shows only 36 percent of babies are breast-fed through six months. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breast-feeding through the first year.
The data are based on a weighted sample of more than 60,000 children, collected from national immunization surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the data are focused on childhood immunization rates, questions also were asked about breast-feeding, giving the researchers a representative sample of nursing patterns in the United States.
The researchers found that children who were most likely to be breast-fed for more than six months typically had mothers with higher levels of education and income. Married women and those who lived in Western states were also more likely to breast-feed. Hispanic women and women born in other countries were also more likely to breast-feed.
Returning to work, being a smoker or living in the Northeast decreased the likelihood of long-term breast-feeding. Notably, low-income women who participated in the subsidized Women, Infants and Children program, which provides food, milk and formula to mothers and young children, were also more likely to stop breast-feeding sooner.
“Breast-feeding promotion programs encourage women to start but don’t provide the support to continue,” said Renata Forste, co-author of the report, published in the August issue of the Journal of Human Lactation.
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大多数妈妈正放弃母乳喂养
Three out of four new moms try breast-feeding over the bottle, but most of them have quit by the time the baby reaches six months, a new study shows.
一个新的研究表明，3/4的妈妈努力坚持不用奶瓶而用母乳喂养，但她们中的大多数在孩子6个月大的时候就已经放弃了。
A report from Brigham Young University shows only 36 percent of babies are breast-fed through six months. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breast-feeding through the first year.
Brigham Young大学的一项报告称，只有36%的婴儿有六个月的母乳喂养期。美国儿科学会力荐婴儿在一岁以前都应该进行母乳喂养。
The data are based on a weighted sample of more than 60,000 children, collected from national immunization surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the data are focused on childhood immunization rates, questions also were asked about breast-feeding, giving the researchers a representative sample of nursing patterns in the United States.
这份数据来自一份大于60,000个孩子的有分量（高质量）的样本，这个样本是疾病预防控制中心进行国家免疫调查时收集的。尽管数据更多关注儿童的疫苗接种率，但也对母乳喂养情况进行了询问，给研究者提供了美国儿童母乳喂养情况的一个具有代表性的样本。
The researchers found that children who were most likely to be breast-fed for more than six months typically had mothers with higher levels of education and income. Married women and those who lived in Western states were also more likely to breast-feed. Hispanic women and women born in other countries were also more likely to breast-feed.
研究者发现，最可能进行大于6个月母乳喂养的是那些具有较高学历和收入的母亲。已婚妇女和美国西部各州女性更多的进行母乳喂养，西班牙语系女性和在其他国家生育的女性也更多的进行母乳喂养。
Returning to work, being a smoker or living in the Northeast decreased the likelihood of long-term breast-feeding. Notably, low-income women who participated in the subsidized Women, Infants and Children program, which provides food, milk and formula to mothers and young children, were also more likely to stop breast-feeding sooner.
回到工作岗位、吸烟或生活在美国东北会降低长期母乳喂养的可能性。特别是那些接受妇女、婴儿和儿童救济项目（项目为母亲和儿童提供食物、牛奶和配方食物）的低收入的女性更可能提早结束母乳喂养期。
“Breast-feeding promotion programs encourage women to start but don’t provide the support to continue,” said Renata Forste, co-author of the report, published in the August issue of the Journal of Human Lactation.
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