According to the data from 2004 hospital discharge rates in California; http://www.mch.dhs.ca.gov/programs/bfp/in-hospital-tables.htm 83.9 % CHOOSE breastfeeding and of these, only 40.5 GET exclusive breastfeeding - I say we AREN'T giving mothers their choice! Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC California, USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html