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Subject:	Re: current definition of breastfeeding
From:	"Wolf, Jackie" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:08:55 -0400
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Probably the definition of breastfeeding (in the United States) that is the most easily defended to doubters is simply the current AAP guidelines: Breastfeeding exclusively for six months, continue breastfeeding for AT LEAST one year as other foods are introduced, continue breastfeeding after that for as long as mother and baby mutually desire. This addresses all components of the actual meaning of breastfeeding: initation, exclusivity, and duration.

Jackie Wolf

Jacqueline H. Wolf
Professor and Chair
Department of Social Medicine
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
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