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Health Dialogues is a special series from KQED's "The California Report" that facilitates an ongoing discussion of California health care issues that are important to the underserved: children, low-income residents, minorities, and people with disabilities to name just a few.

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Exploring the future of manufacturing jobs in California.

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Making sense of our state of disarray.

« Return to Health Dialogues episode for Thursday, January 22, 2009

Breastfeeding

KQED health reporter Sarah Varney examines the "Baby Friendly" designation at San Francisco General Hospital.


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How Many Children in California Are Breastfed?

Studies have shown that breastfeeding significantly reduces health risks for babies and their mothers. So how many Californians are breastfeeding their babies? Not enough. See our interactive charts and sort the data by ethnicity, income and gender.
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