On Friday 20 September 2002 09:29 am, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Why would they want to re-evaluate the 6 months of exclusive > breastfeeding recommendation when it's known to be so important to the > long-term health of babies? Instead they should be implementing policy > to ensure breastfeeding mothers in India receive adequate and proper > nutrition during pregnancy and beyond. Must be the "one step forward, > two steps backward" mentality at work again. :( I'd also like to know on whose height/weight standards they were basing infant growth. Different ethnicities have different growth patterns and different "normal" ranges for height/weight. I must admit that I do not know off hand what the typical growth ranges or height/weight ranges are for people in India.... but that could make a huge difference. -- Elisa H. Casey, RN, BSN; MSN Candidate [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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