Nikki WHO and UNICEF and even the World Bank monitor exclusive breastfeeding rates by country, see sites like http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/9789264183902-en/02/03/index.html;jsessionid=3k2ml646iu2nj.x-oecd-live-01?contentType=&itemId=%2Fcontent%2Fchapter%2F9789264183902-18-en&mimeType=text%2Fhtml&containerItemId=%2Fcontent%2Fserial%2F23054964&accessItemIds=%2Fcontent%2Fbook%2F9789264183902-en http://www.childinfo.org/breastfeeding_progress.html http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1100?lang=en http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/7/1/12 http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BFED.ZS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020813 One of the most unexpected things is that you can often find out the rates of EBF in developing countries much more easily than you can find out rates in the industrialized countries. Hope this helps. Pamela Morrison IBCLC Rustington, England --------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 04:56:24 -0400 From: Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> Subject: what countries keep statistics on exclusivity rates? Dear Lactnet Friends: The US monitors exclusivity rates at 3 and at 6 months. What other countries do something similar? warmly, -- Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
