Question about BF and weaning white papers!

[Icecreamlady]

Hi

Am trying to find the white papers which refer to the most recent guidelines issued about BF and weaning guidelines and because i havent really read white papers before I dont really know what to look for and am not sure if what im reading on the internet is actual white papers! (sorry, very naive question...)

So does anyoe have any good sources so I can locate white papers?

Also where bodies like UNICEF have written an article i.e their response to this stuff in the media re weaning, are the small numbers at the end of the sentences (with references at the bottom of the pages) referring to actual white papers?

Sorry dont come on here very often but I would probably know more if I did!
Many thanks

yes sorry i meant the exisiting guidelines, I know they havent changed, i know the guidlines were re-issued in 2005 which reccommend exclusive BF for 6 months. Just wanted to read the white paper which backs this up.

Yes am aware of the tabloid stories, have been mad about those all weekend which is why im trying to find the official white papers re BF and weaning at 6 months! (which is what incidentally I practiced with both my children)

Im not conducting a study or anything, this is just out of personal interest as I am very pro BFeeding.
Many thanks

Sorry i forgot my log on so had to use one I set up ages ago - sorry for any confusion re my mumsnet name.

Thank you, having researched more on MN and other sources Ive found some white paper links, which were kind of what I thought they looked like anyway so many thanks for confirming.

I think you are confusing us and yourself with 'white paper', milkmummy :)

A white paper is the first draft of a bill/policy statement intended to go through parliament and become law in time.

Do you mean 'research paper'?

Or 'statement'?

Or 'guidelines'?

Or what?? :)

The small numbers in statements like UNICEF's, or indeed in anything, are references. You follow them to the end of the whatever-it-is and it tells you what the reference is - usually an academic paper of some sort, but not always.

You can google 'WHO statement exclusive breastfeeding' and that will come up with hits which will help you.

You can also go to the Cochrane archive, which has a database of evidence-based information on everything inc infant feeding. Google Cochrane infant feeding and you will get hits.