Pat,
The article you want is "Modulation of the Immune System by Human Milk and
Infant Formula Containing Nucleotides" in the February, 1998 issue of
Pediatrics. You can access it through the AAP website or Pediatrics
website.
Mary A. Banaszewski RN, Lactation Specialist

On Feb. 19 Pat Lindsey wrote:
> O Wise ones,
> There are five pediatricians in the Pediatric office I work in.  We have
the
> only office in all of Central Florida to have a LC on staff, and the
doctors
> are pretty supportive of breastfeeding.  They are trained well to refer
all
> the breastfeeding moms to me and they support my care paths.  Today,
during a
> discussion with the R.... rep about this new study that shows better
immune
> responses in babies who have the new improved Si..........   I quickly
pointed
> out the same study showed the immune response was still greater in the
> breastfed babies.  Our woman ped who has breastfeed three children each
for
> six months says, "I don't believe that breastfed babies are protected by
> immunities."  I said to her that we don't see a great difference in this
> country in the sickness of breastfed babies and bottle because most
breastfed
> babies are not 100% breastfed and then I ask, "don't you think that all
the
> antibodies and white blood cells  make a difference?"  She replied that
she
> doesn't believe that they make it through the gut and that it's never
been
> proven that they do.  She did go on the say that she promotes
breastfeeding
> because she thinks it's more easily digested.  And, she feels  the reason
that
> more breastfeed babies might be healthier is because their moms are home
with
> them and they are not in daycare.  OH, PLEASE.  I can hardly believe this
> doctor.  I told her their was a study done on daycare babies who were
> breastfed vs. daycare formula fed showing healthier breastfed babies.
She
> said show me the study.  Does anyone know of this study and where I can
get a
> copy or any other study that I can give this doctor?  Please privately
e-mail
> me as I am presently nomail.  TIA.
> Warmly,
> Pat Lindsey, IBCLC near Orlando  <[log in to unmask]>
>