Chris has asked about the status of the WHO growth charts for breastfed  
babies. As ILCA's representative to the US Department of Agriculture's  
Breastfeeding Promotion Consortium, we were informed by the CDC that the WHO  
breastfeeding growth charts will be available for use in the US in March 2006,  after 
the CDC, AAP, and others determine how they can be used for growth  monitoring 
purposes in the US. I am not exactly sure what this will mean, as  these 
agencies and organizations have a tendency to interpret and  implement WHO data and 
recommendations to suit the staus quo. However the  CDC has a great new 
publication out on breastfeeding, “The CDC Guide to  Breastfeeding Interventions.” 
This is designed to help states and policy makers  allocate funds in the most 
effective manner to help utilize breastfeeding as a  public health 
intervention. The 67 page booklet is available from the CDC in  hard copy by sending your 
request to [log in to unmask] and can also be downloaded  from the CDC website 
at _www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding_ (http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding) . The hard  
copy was available at the ILCA and La Leche League conference this past summer, 
 but is easily obtained if you find need for some validation and resources 
for  making changes.
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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