I thought I posted this before but have had no response.  I was NOMAIL
and may have forgotten to mention this fact.

Does anyone have statistics as to a "reasonable" supplementation rate
for breastfeeding babies.  I have seen the statement "rarely necessary"
but would like percentages from WHO, Baby Friendly Hospitals, etc.

We are doing Performance Improvement studies (previously known as
quality assurance or quality improvement) on breastfeeding
supplementation rates during hospitalization on the maternity unit
(typically 1-2 day stays for vaginal births and 3-4 day stays for
Cesarean births).  We have set our goal (benchmark) that no more that
25% of babies will be supplemented with formula.  I know this is a lot,
but we are having difficulty meeting this goal.

Also, is there a list somewhere of what are considered "medical
indications" for supplementations.  I could write a list, but it would
be much more acceptable if it came from a published source, such as WHO
or a medical journal.  Can anyone help me out?
TIA.

Bonnie Jones, RN, ICCE, IBCLC
from the sunny S.W. USA