Kathleen: & Gail: Yes, docs SHOULD keep up with breastfeeding, but the large majority don't see it as a life and death issue, or even a health issue - just a lifestyle choice! But it is not just docs: I was speaking at a seminar with Suzanne Haynes PhD, the Chairperson of the Committee on Breastfeeding which produced the "HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding". She was a very strong supporter for breastfeeding because of the health and economic advantages, but in her lecture she said "after all, babies in the USA don't die because they are not breastfed". I corrected her, gently,. nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC Neonatologist, Children's Hospital and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women Medical Director, Lactation Services, Sharp HealthCare San Diego, CA, USA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html