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It's Breastfeeding Awareness Month:
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August is National Breastfeeding Month. In 2010, about 57% of California infants were exclusively breastfed in the hospital after birth, with county-level figures ranging from 21% to 87%. See data for your county>>

Breastfeeding helps protect against serious health conditions, including infections, allergies, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. California has a statewide goal to make breastfeeding the normal method of infant feeding for at least the first year of life.

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• Breastfeeding of Newborns by County
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• Other Data Related to Breastfeeding
  
  
• Printable Fact Sheet on Breastfeeding in California
  
  
• Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2012: A Recent Blog Post
  

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Take this one-page printable fact sheet about breastfeeding to meetings or presentations.