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. 2006 Mar 14;16(2):57–63. doi: 10.2188/jea.16.57

Table 2. Prevalence of colostrum feeding in selected developed countries and areas.

Country year n colostrum feeding (%)
Japan 2001 46569 98.3 (98.2-98.4)
Italy7 1999 2771 91.1 (90.0-92.2)
New Zealand8 1994 1592 85.0 (83.2-86.8)
U.K.9 2000 720 69.0 (65.6-72.4)
U.S.A.10 1998 96204 67.5 (67.2-67.8)
Hong Kong11 1997 7825 33.5 (32.5-34.5)

95% confidence intervals in parentheses