Kathryn Dettwyler you are completely forbidden from ever un-subbing from
Lactnet! It really is lovely to get an 'other-professionals' view of life.

This 5% topic is interesting. I can see that a 5% unable to lactate impacts
far more than a 5% infant mortality rate does. Though, and you hinted at
it, I suspect in these cultures (probably without exception??) that another
woman would take over feeding the baby.
Surely, though they would have a 5% infertility rate - and that hasn't made
a big impact on human population growth.

Just totally unsubstantiated musings from
Denise
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