This article is free online. INTERVENTION IMPROVES DURATION, EXCLUSIVITY OF BREASTFEEDING DURING FIRST YEAR An intervention that promotes breastfeeding significantly increases the chances that infants will continue to be breastfed at age 6 months, resulting in improved infant health, according to results of a trial conducted in the Republic of Belarus. http://womenshealth.medscape.com/32832.rhtml?srcmp=wh-012601 http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/current/rfull/joc00933.html Kirsten Blacker *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html