Many mothers neither exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of the baby's life nor continue breastfeeding for the recommended two years or more, and instead replace breast milk with commercial breastmilk substitutes or other milks. In China the exclusive breastfeeding rate has fallen to 28 per cent nationally.
For example, in some areas in China, it is believed that infants should not be breastfed for some time after birth [9]. A recent survey reported that the first feed of more than 60% babies was infant formula [10]. About 70% of infants were first breastfed 24 h after birth [10, 11].
Croatia has the highest rate of breastfeeding in the entire world. More than 98 percent of all babies are breastfed starting at birth. Some of the other countries that also have very high rates of breastfeeding include Rwanda, Chile, and Burundi. All of these countries have breastfeeding rates greater than 80 percent.
Breastfeeding in China
Virtually all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.
The mean duration of “any breastfeeding” was 10 months (9 to 11 months in the majority of cities), an increase compared with the previous review in which the mean of “any breastfeeding” duration was 8 months (7 to 9 months in the majority of cities).
In Mongolia, breastfeeding is celebrated and public breastfeeding encouraged with 65 percent of babies being exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Breastfeeding also tends to continue until after the second birthday.
"[After] roughly about three or four months once the child's been born only about 30 per cent of the patients would usually be exclusively breastfeeding their kids. "And that rate drops even further to roughly about 10 to 15 per cent after about six months.
LONDON — Only 1 in 200 women in the U.K., or 0.5 percent, breastfeed their children until they are 1 year old — the lowest rate in the world.
Abstract. The Japanese health system places great emphasis on healthy development. However, the prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at one month postpartum between 1980 and 2005 has remained unchanged, fluctuating between 42% and 49%.
When women follow his advice, Dr Kamuta claims that they all breastfeed successfully to at least 18 months and the children are in good health at least until they finish primary school.
Poor attachment, "not enough breastmilk for the child", and an unsettled baby were the top reasons for ceasing to breastfeed cited in the Australian national infant feeding survey (by parents who stopped breastfeeding entirely before 6 months).
The majority of Australian women (96%) initiate breastfeeding [11] however rates of exclusive breastfeeding dramatically decline in the following months with only 39% of infants being exclusively breastfed by aged three months [1, 2, 11, 12].
However, within low-and-middle-income countries, wealth disparities affect how long a mother will continue to breastfeed her child, the data show. Babies from the poorest families have rates for breastfeeding at 2 years that are 1.5 times higher than those from the richest families.
"In many cultures, childcare is not down to one mother, but a whole village. Public breastfeeding is a taboo in Japan, and women have to hide in the bathroom to feed their baby. This is how nursing is viewed in our society."
Overall, 88% of women reported any breastfeeding; Black (77%) and American Indian (82%) women were least likely to report any breastfeeding, compared to other groups (89%-100%), Table 1.
It is acceptable for women to breastfeed their babies in public places such as shopping centers, workplaces, restaurants and on public transportations.
According to one study, around 90% of women in Germany attempt to breastfeed once their baby is born. After the age of 2 months 70% of babies continue to be breastfed, whereas by the age of 6 months the proportion has dropped to 40 to 50%.
The breastfeeding rate increased from 76.3% in 2010–2012 to 80.4% in 2013–2015 and 81.5% in 2016–2018 (p < 0.001). It increased among the age groups of 30–39 years and 40–49 years (p < 0.001, p = 0.004, respectively) but did not change in the age group of 19–29 years.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that all children, in both developed and undeveloped countries, be breastfed a minimum of two years, or beyond, and acknowledge that the average age of weaning worldwide is about four years old.
No one should try to make you feel you have to breastfeed, although health professionals are likely to point out the benefits of breastfeeding, while supporting your right not to do it.
Breastfeeding is treated as a personal choice.
According to the World Health Organization, while French women are breastfeeding more today than they were a decade ago, they still fall short of the recommendations: at least six months of breastfeeding. In France, women often breastfeed just shy of three months.
Like a growing number of American women, French moms work and reject the idea of staying at home. Breastfeeding support in France is inadequate. Mothers often turn to formula when they return to work after 16 weeks of paid maternity leave.
The World Health Organization and the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia recommend exclusive breastfeeding (i.e. no other fluids or solids) for six months and then continued breastfeeding combined with solid foods for 12-24 months or as long as mother and baby desire.
Although the purpose of the research was not to investigate lactose intolerance and milk acceptability directly, the observations strongly indicate that Chinese children can drink milk.
Her research on breastfeeding duration in non-human primates (based on a number of variables such as length of gestation, weight gain, age at sexual maturity and dental eruption) places the natural duration of breastfeeding in modern humans between 2.5 and 7 years.