Of adolescent mothers age #19 years, only 12 386 (44.3%)
initiated breastfeeding compared with 154 985 (64.9%) of
mothers age $20 years (P < .001). The rate of breastfeeding
initiation was slightly higher in white (45.5%) vs black adolescents
(41.5%; P < .01). Similarly, white mothers age 20
years and older were more likely to breastfeed (67.1%)
compared with black mothers (50.9%; P < .01).