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Yet Kate Johnson ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- By promoting breast-feeding to women, including even those who aren't yet pregnant, ob.gyns. may be able to help boost the number of mothers who go on to successfully breastfeed, Dr. Edward Newton said at the annual Southern Obstetric and Gynecologic Seminar. Even when women have a positive attitude toward breast-feeding, only 74% are successful in their efforts to breast-feed. But if they are ambivalent from the start, their success rate drops to 35%, said Dr. Newton, professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. Much of what makes or breaks a

Michele G. Sullivan ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Gynecologists can do much to support and encourage breast-feeding by educating women about their breasts and identifying potential lactational challenges during a regular gynecologic exam, Dr. Edward Newton said at the annual Southern Obstetric and Gynecologic Seminar. "Your role here is underlined, because 50% of women already have decided how they're going to feed their infant before they even get pregnant," said Dr. Newton of East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. Family planning visits and annual gynecologic exams provide great opportunities for gynecologists to identify women who might be