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Katherine Dettwyler 1

Worldwide Average Age Of Human Weaning

By Katherine A. Dettwyler

 

A worldwide average age of weaning?

 

That pesky 4.2 year figure.  For many years, Ruth Lawrence has claimed in her book Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, that there is a worldwide average duration for breastfeeding.  She writes: “The average time of complete cessation [of breastfeeding] worldwide is 4.2 years.”  (Lawrence 1994:312).  This 4.2 year figure is widely cited by numerous groups, including La Leche League members, lactation consultants,

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