Katherine Standish

May 16, 2024 | theemancipator.org | Katherine Standish |Afi Mansa Semenya |Candace Smith

A little more than 83% of U.S. families breastfeed after giving birth. This is the result of a large public health campaign that’s taken place over the past four decades to address falling breastfeeding rates following the introduction and marketing of infant milk formula and hospitalized births. The medical establishment has since promoted breastfeeding widely for its lifelong health benefits for infants and mothers.