Diane I do talk, briefly, about why to breastfeed in my prenatal breastfeeding classes. I acknowledge that the families are obviously aware of some of the things that breastfeeding can do for moms, babies and families otherwise they wouldn't have enrolled in the class. Then, I pass out cards with brief research statistics on them (I believe Linda Smith has developed some of these cards, but it's pretty easy to make your own, too). I've made enough of the cards so every mom/couple has 5-6 cards to look through. I ask them to look through their stack of cards and find something that was new information to them. Then I ask if anyone has one that they think is particularly interesting that they want to read out loud and share with the rest of the class. Sometimes I elaborate on the statistics that have been read, other times I just ask if anyone has any questions about the research. In making the cards, I just list 1-2 brief sentences summarizing the key point and I include the citation. I try to keep them updated as new studies come out. The families in my classes seem to really appreciate the research aspect of it. I try to keep the whole exercise to 5-10 minutes (but sometimes they really get into it and it takes more time than I anticipated) Hope this helps. Laura Mundt *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html