A friend of mine who writes for Today's Parent (a national Canadian 
parenting magazine) is looking for research about why women wean their 
babies earlier than recommended. He's not looking at initiation (which is 
quite high in Canada) but trying to find out the reasons for discontinuing 
earlier than the recommended "two years and beyond." What are the barriers?

He thinks he saw some earlier research that suggested returning to work was 
a big factor. Apparently, there used to be a big drop in numbers in Canada 
at 6 months when maternity leaves ended at 6 months, and he wondered if 
there is research to show breastfeeding lasts longer now we have 1-year 
maternity leaves.

He's also wondering if there is any research suggesting that Baby Friendly 
hospitals lead to increased duration (not just initiation) and what the main 
barriers hospitals (esp. in Canada) experience which prevents them from 
becoming Baby Friendly.

Any help would be much appreciated! You can email me privately if you 
prefer.

Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario 

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