Sorry I forgot to include these with my assertion about this type of support
playing such a big role in bf initiation and duration, in my last post:
Bryant, Carol Anne. 1982. "The Impact of Kin, Friend, and Neighbor Networks on
Infant Feeding Practices." Sociology of Science and Medicine 16: 1757-1765.
Morse, Janice M., and Margaret J. Harrison. 1987. "Social Coercion for
Weaning." Journal of Nurse-Midwifery 32(4): 205-210.
Morse, Janice M. 1989. " 'Euch, Those Are For Your Husband!' Examination of
Cultural Values and Assumptions Associated with Breastfeeding." Health Care
for Women International 11: 223-232.