Dear Alicia, there is certainly good documentation that supportive medical professionals who counsel women prenatally can be factors in improving breastfeeding rates and incidence. Perhaps instead of referring to the use of community groups for prenatal support, the focus could be on the use of a breastfeeding class, and the simple counseling of the OB/FP/PEDs prenatally. I never refer women to community groups, I only set women up for classes prenatally, and of course I talk to them ad nauseum prenatally. Gary Freed has lots of good references on this topic from his JAMA article from earlier this year. When ever I am on this computer at home, I am away from my office, where I have all my references. On the topic of dental caries, I have this cooking, but not on the top of the pile. I have to take my FP boards again in July (the 6 year mark) and am preparing the stuff for our board meeting for 7/75. Anyway, I still am motivated, and would like to do a policy statement from ABM. If you are any further along on this topic, do you have any interest in being a leader on this subject for the board? Please let me know. If I can provide any references for you for prenatal education enhancing breastfeeding success, let me know-Anne Eglash