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<br />delivery, often due to a lack of support. The goal of this project is to provide the <br />support needed to assist women in their efforts to initiate and continue <br />breas[feeding even during [he diffrcul[ times. Post-discharge education and follaw- <br />upsupport are especially critical, as most mothers are discharged within?4 hours of <br />delivery, before lactation is established. This proposal reinforces "Healthy People <br />2000", (the sponsor of this concept) goals: Increase to a[ leas[ seventy-five percent <br />the number of mothers who breas[feed their babies in the early post-panum period <br />and to at least fifty percent, the number who continue breas[feeding until the infant <br />is at leas[ six months old. Currently, [he breas[feeding initiation rate among our <br />target population is 48% and at six months postpartum decreases to 16%. These <br />figures indicate that i[ will be a challenge [o reach the goals of"Healthy People <br />2000". However, Ute In-Home Breastfeeding Support Program will lead us closer <br />to meeting these goals. <br />WIC and WIC-eligible women of Orange County will be targeted for this program. <br />According to the 1996 Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance Report for Orange County, <br />344 pregnant women participazed in the WIC Program. Based on June 1998 data, <br />thirty-two percent of women participating in the WIC Program are of Hispanic <br />origin, a population more diffiwlno reach due [o language and cultural differences. <br />a <br />