NEW Australian report outlines the health benefits > of ... > New-Medical.net - World > ... childhood and later in life. Across NSW, > approximately 90 per cent > of babies receive breastmilk at some time. However, > by about six ... > <http://www.news-medical.net/view_article.asp?id=834> Across NSW, approximately 90 per cent of babies receive breastmilk at some time. However, by about six months of age, only about 40 per cent are still being breastfed. This indicates that a considerable proportion of babies are not being fed optimally according to the current Australian (NHMRC*) guidelines. I think there are lot of areas in the US where *initiation* is less than 40%. :-( ===== Kate, http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~kolina/advantages-of-formula.html Mom to Ursula (9), Sage (7!!), Benno (3) The miserable hath no other medicine but only hope. ~ Shakespeare http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PY-teenAP/ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html