Which of the Following Populations Have Significantly Lower Rates of Breastfeeding

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following populations have significantly lower rates of breastfeeding, contributing to what has been termed the "breast milk gap?"

• A) adolescent mothers
• B) mothers of unintended births
• C) lower income mothers
• D) all of these

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