>Anyone have a reference for age of weaning in Western industrialized nations? I have always seen 4 years but I was asked for a literature reference. In a recent Mothering Magazine, there was a WHO reference cited for a woldwide weaning age of 4+ years. Kathryn Dettwyler has a reference putting it at 2.8 years, either in Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives, or in an article referenced on her web site: http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/dettwyler.html. Sorry I can't be more specific, but I hope this helps you find what you're looking for. Katherine, apprentice midwife (and nursing mom) in Portland, Oregon __________________________________________________ Katherine, Scot, and Torin Woods-Eliot [log in to unmask] All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare - Benedict de Spinoza