I don't think is what the person was looking in terms of statistics on bf, but here are two interesting references: Salmon, Marylynn 1994 "The Cultural Significance of Breastfeeding and Infant Care in Early Modern England and America," Journal of Social History, 28(2):247-269. Treckel, Paula A. 1989 "Breastfeeding and Maternal Sexuality in Colonial America," Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 20(1):25-51. Kathy Dettwyler Queen of References