> This may have already been discussed here but several weeks ago I heard a > story on NPR about infants starving in Garajda (not sure about the > spelling) somewhere near Sarajevo. They made mention of mothers mixing > flour and water to feed thier infants. Obviously, I immediately wondered > why these moms were not breastfeeding. Does anyone know what is going on > over there.....do these mothers not traditionally breastfeed? Is there > anyone trying to get these women to start breastfeeding? A graduate > student here at the University of Arizona is also interested in learning > about breastfeeding trends among gypsies. Does anyone have any suggestion > for where I could send her for info on this? > > TIA > Laura Aldag, M.S.,R.D. > Assistant in Extension > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can > change the world; indeed its the only thing that has" Margaret Mead I don't know if she is typical of Bosnian moms in general, but one of my neighbors is a Bosnian diplomat, and his wife breastfed their oldest until about age three, and is currently continuing to breastfeed their second, who will be one on January 1 (he was a local celebrity: the first baby born in the whole Washington, DC area in 1995). Rachael Hamlet