Esther reports on:

> Schwartz, D'Arcy, Gillespie, Bobo, Longeway, and Foxman (2002) also just
> give a
> chart. Out of 235 Nebraska women, it looks like about 10% quit by week two
> and
> this drop was the greatest; of 711 Michigan women, it looks like only 1-2%
> quit
> by week 2.
>

What isn't said in this article is that the Michigan women were all from the
state's only out of hospital Alternative Birthing Center where there was a 98%
initiation rate, and a tremendous amount of motivation to breastfeed.

Sigh.  I miss my birthing center.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Wheaton, Illinois
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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