The Asssociated Press states in a recent article that Latin American Women breastfeed more than White and Black Women. Do you breastfeed? discuss.
ATLANTA (AP) – A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.
The state-by-state analysis of racial and ethnic differences found that in the East, Hispanics breast-feed more than other women. In some Western states, white women had higher rates, according to the report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“There seemed to be an East-West breakdown,” said the CDC’s Cria Perrine, one of the authors of the study.
The reason for the continental divide is not clear. One leading theory has to do with adapting to a new culture.