This statistic shows the percentage of infants in the U.S. receiving breast milk in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age. In that year, around ** percent of term infants from mothers aged 19 years and younger received breast milk compared to ** percent of term infants from mothers aged 40 years and older.
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MMWR, & CDC. (June 7, 2019). Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age." Chart. June 7, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Infants Receiving Breast Milk in The U.S. in 2017, by Gestational Age and Maternal Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Jun 2019, /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Percentage of infants receiving breast milk in the U.S. in 2017, by gestational age and maternal age [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, June 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1018401/infants-receiving-breast-milk-us-by-gestational-and-maternal-age/
