>I still respond emotionally with concern for mothers and babies missing out on the best breastfeeding support that is obviously available, even it's for 'some greater good'.<

Jan, I guess what I was trying to say is that the Kramer study helped to 
establish that BFHI is a programme which will ensure women receive best 
breastfeedign support -- when the programme was devised there was evidence 
about each of the steps, but no evidence about the whole programme and the 
BFI method of evaluating care practices.  So *after* PROBIT we can say with 
confidence that practicing to BFHI standards provides best practice 
standards of care for breastfeeding support. 

Magda Sachs
Bresatfeeding Supporter, BfN, UK 

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