Sam writes: Two of the remaining 6 babies were "breastfed" but one baby had not actually successfully latched. If you take the traditional definition of "breastfeeding" I suppose you could call it 43% of this particular population "initiating breastfeeding" until you think about the fact that only one baby was actually breastfeeding at all. ~~~ One of the continuing problems is the definition of "breastfeeding". In many of these surveys, hospital initiation rates that read "breastfeeding baby" do not mean a baby that is actually breastfeeding at all times, but instead a baby that was "ever breastfed". A baby that went to breast once, then mom switched to artificial feeding, is still counted as a breastfeeding baby in these papers. Peace, Judy Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL Brooklyn, NY, USA **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir= http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001) *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome