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Nancy says:
<<Dr. Neifert did NOT say that 5% of ALL women could't lactate. She said
that
5% of women referred to her clinic with problems, after all the help they
could offer, were unsuccessful in the end. This is a VERY different
population of
women with significant problems (including early mismanagement) than the
general population. Her number of 5% has been misquoted over and over again.
>>
I'm home now -- here's the exact quote from page 303 of Lactation:
Physiology, Nutrition, and Breast-Feeding (sic).
"On the other hand, a false notion, current among breast-feeding enthusiasts,
is "every woman can nurse." While this philosophy is useful in combating the
professional tendency to wean at the slightest obstacle, it appears likely
that 1 to 5% of women experience lactation failure on a physiologic basis."
(There is no reference for her statement). (Plenum Press, 1983)
Nancy is right -- this atatement has been quoted over and over again, even
including the writer of the infamous July 22, 1994 New York Times article on
"breastfeeding dehydration."
And, it was 15% of women in her lactation clinic in which she found IMS.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton IL
http://www.motherofbridebyjan.blogspot.com/
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