I am familiar with this study. I'm pretty sure Major Hochhausen has submitted this study for publication. The study hit home for me as I am a former Army nurse who combined active duty service and BF with multiple barriers, even working in a hospital. Several patterns were identified after analyzing interviews with 25 plus self selected active duty women who stopped BF before they planned. Conflicts of duty to country and duty to your family, mixed messages from HCPs, and being unprepared and alone in their new roles as mothers, especially the gung-ho, career soldiers. Many of the issues are applicable to anyone juggling a job, and a BF baby. If you would like to contact Major Hochhausen, please e-mail me privately and I can get you her e-mail address as she is very interested in sharing her study with the BF community, specifically those of us work with military families. Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE Pregnancy & Childbirth Contributing Editor http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/pregnancy_childbirth Manhattan, KS USA [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