I am not sure how big the BMJ is in north america, but it is big here in the
UK.  Today a clinical review of breastfeeding is published:

Breast feeding
Pat Hoddinott, David Tappin, Charlotte Wright
BMJ  2008;336:881-887, doi:10.1136/bmj.39521.566296.BE
http://www.bmj.com/current.dtl

You will see that the Baby Friendly Initiative is given top billing as a way
of addressing our UK issues with poor breastfeeding initiation and duration
rates.  Since the NICE guidelines about 2 years ago, BFI has become
mainstream in this country -- not that everywhere is doing it, but
everywhere is now considering it.  I saw the programme director of UNICEF UK
BFI on WEdnesday and she says they are starting to be rushed off their feet
 -- good news!

Anyway, if you can access, enjoy the review!  I was one of the people who
read it in draft and helped grapple with it -- the BMJ was very strict about
the focus (of use to doctors, esp GPs) and the word count.

Magda Sachs, PhD
Breastfeeding Supporter, The Breastfeeding Network

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