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Yes, we have good data collection here but it is not perfect.
I would have to go to the original document (of Infant Feeding 2005,
which is our quinquennial (lovin' that word) survey) to quote but
IIRC the researchers acknowledge that the 1 per cent of 'exclusive
breastfeeding to six months' came from a poorly-worded question.
If you say to a mother, 'when did your breastfed baby start solid
foods?', mothers who excl bf to six months will say 'six months' -
they *did* excl bf to six months and *then* introduced solids at
exactly that age. They will tend to say this knowing it is the
'right' answer, and not realising that they will then go down as
*not* bf excl to six months!
So, our famous '1 per cent excl bf to six months' is an artefact of
the questionnaire, not a realistic number of the women who breastfeed
exclusively for this time.
Now....experience and observation tell me the 'real' number is not
very high - but it could be double. Wow, a whole two per
cent......but it's more than 1!
Do my UK colleagues agree?
I am hoping the 2010 survey will have a better-worded question.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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