Assessment of Breastfeeding Rates among Mothers in Appalachian Tennessee
Despite known associated benefits of breastmilk, such as protection against infection, decreased risk for asthma, and decreased risk for obesity, breastfeeding rates in Tennessee fail to obtain nationally set benchmark goals. According to 2014 CDC data, in Tennessee 74.9% of infants were ever breast...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2016
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5066 |