I found this on this on the YAHOO  web site:  From the American Public 
Health Association !
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/87937.php


Recommend breastfeeding for first six months and one or two years 
thereafter. APHA joins all major other health officials in recommending 
that infants receive no other food or drink besides breast milk for the 
first six months of life, with continued breastfeeding for at least one to 
two years thereafter, with rare exceptions. APHA encourages policy-makers 
to provide adequate funding for breastfeeding support in U.S. foreign aid 
and support legislation that enable women in the United States to succeed 
in breastfeeding, including protection for breastfeeding in the public, 
paid maternity leave and worksite lactation protection. 



 Liz Maseth RN, IBCLC
Outpatient Lactation Consultant
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Akron Children's Hospital
(330) 543-4531
Fax (330) 543-4508
Pager (330) 914-0096
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