Hi Marcia,
Yes I think you are right (and the WHO report, while a bit old now, is 
fantastic). I wrote about the impact of culture and confidence in 
breastfeeding in a paper on adoptive breastfeeding a few years ago.
Gribble, K. (2004). The influence of context on the success of adoptive 
breastfeeding: Developing countries and the west. Breastfeeding Review 12: 
5-13.

If people would like to read it and are having trouble tracking down a copy 
I can email one.

Karleen Gribble

Australia



  Yes, there are women who physically can't, but the vast majority of women 
I see do not have a physical but instead a breastfeeding management problem.
Sorry if I'm sounding grouchy - I'm just so tired lately of hearing 'I 
didn't have enough milk'   If women really believe their bodies aren't 
capable then of course supplementation with AIM is the logical remedy.
Please go ahead and tell me where my reasoning or my knowledge is wrong - I 
really want to know if I'm off-base in my opinions here.

TIA,
Marcia McCoy, IBCLC
Minnesota
>Date:    Fri, 1 Feb 2008 08:04:38 +1100
>From:    Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Progesterone filling prolactin receptor cells
>
>If you search for information on the "prolactin receptor theory" you will
>find information.
>However, sometimes the information that we have about prolactin receptors 
>is
>interpreted to mean that if a mother doesn't get off to a good start that
>she is doomed and will never produce sufficient milk. This simply does not
f>it in with what we know about relactation and induced lactation where
>prolactin alone does the job of building the structures in the breast
>necessary for milk production. It is simply never too late.
>Karleen Gribble
>Australia




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