Pamela wrote:
"One of the most intriguing factoids about the latest Nduati maternal
 mortality study is that the range of breastfeeding duration in women
 apparently computer randomized to the "breastfeeding group", was from *less
 than one week* (yes, folks!!) to more than 24 months."

Pamela,
I understand what you are saying about bf being the norm, but then why would some mothers in the bf group have bf for such a short time? And how would a mother feel being told not to bf? Could we believe her compliance would necessarily be 100%, even w/ education about risk of mixed feeds? Are you suggesting that it is likely that the bf mothers probably did so within the context of their cultural norms--which is technically mixed (although not AIM) feeds?
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT%, USA

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