> 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