Breast feeding: differences in prevalence between caucasian and negroid women resident in Paddington and North Kensington, London, England.

Three hundred and thirty-seven caucasian women and 150 negroid women who were resident in an inner London health district, who gave birth in the district's maternity unit and who were transferred home before 6 days after delivery were studied in respect of their intentions and practices for feeding their babies. Differences in the numbers breast feeding within and between various sub-groups of the two racial groups were compared and inferences drawn in respect of to which group effort in promoting breast feeding should be directed.