>I don't know the figures, but I would guess that the vast majority of
>re-admitted breastfed babies do not continue to be breastfed. Partly
>this is to do with the huge blow to the self-confidence of the
>mother, yes, but this can be overcome

Heather -- you, and certainly others in Europe, could be interested to see
in the WHO report 'Developement of a Global Strategy on INfant and Young
Child Feeding' which is the report of the European regional meeting on this
topic, held in Budapest in May/June this year, that Andrew Radford spoke
about introducing BFI to pediatric units.

The reoprt is really interesting in lots of ways -- at the back are some
definitions, including definitions of mother support groups, breastfeeding
counsellors, and a definition of exclusive breastfeeding which differs in
wording (not meaning) from the previous WHO one and helps to clarify it a
bit [still not enough imo].

You can find this document as a pdf file (warning, it is 109 pages) at:
 http://www.who.dk/document/e74173.pdf


Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, UK

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