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Re: 5% figure
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Penny Piercy <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Jan 1996 07:39:59 -0500
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Margery (and all):

I can't speak to the 5% figure, but in _The Five Standards for Safe
Childbearing_ by David Stewart of NAPSAC, midwife Ina May Gaskin reports
birth and breastfeeding statistics from The Farm for 1970-1980.  In the
course of this period, 1,200 babies were born and *99.1%* were
breastfed.  In the text of her article, she states that most who were not
breastfed were not because they ended up being adopted by non-lactating
women.

Anyone who'd like a fully reference, feel free to email me.


Penny Piercy, LLLL, MOM (Patrick 4/6/93 and baby 9/96) from Bloomington, IN
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