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. 1987 Aug;77(8):964–966. doi: 10.2105/ajph.77.8.964

The recent revival of breast-feeding in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

C A Monteiro, H P Zũniga, M H Benicio, M F Rea, E S Tudisco, D M Sigulem
PMCID: PMC1647249  PMID: 3605475

Abstract

A random sampling of children under age five in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984/85, disclosed the median duration of breast-feeding to be 3.5 months and the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, 2.0 months. A comparison of these figures with those of a similar survey carried out in the same city in 1973/74 revealed a substantial increase in both the frequency and duration of breast-feeding. The trend was evident in all socioeconomic strata but most marked among women from higher income and educational levels.

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