The Surgeon General’s goal for breastfeeding by year 2020 is for 81.9 percent of women to breastfeed their infants following hospital discharge, 60.6 percent of women continue breastfeeding at 6 months of age and 34.1 percent breast feed their infants at 12 months of age. (1) U.S. Surgeon General desires for 81.9 percent of women … Continue reading Breastfeeding lowers risk of type 2 diabetes for mother’s with gestational diabetes!