I would be very suspicious of any number that came out.  The only women who
*cannot* breastfeed are those whose babies absolutely won't latch on, and
they can at least provide their milk.  Maybe your question is what % of
women cannot produce enough milk to breastfeed exclusively?  That we won't
know until every woman and baby pair in every hospital get off to an *ideal*
start and get good continuing support.  How many of those are around?  Even
if someone comes up with a percentage, how was the data collected?
Information from pediatrician or family doctor offices?  Wouldn't trust
that, personally.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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