Tessa wrote:
"7) The women in the breastfeeding arm had:  higher rates of STDs
 (particularly syphilis), higher rates of caesarian sections, lower vitamin A
 levels, more episiotomies and higher rates of more than 4 hours rupture of
 membranes prior to the birth. All of these are more likely to lead to higher
 incidences of medical complications, infection, illness and possibly death."

Tessa,
Why would this be? Just cooincidence? (I doubt that, of course). So, maybe this study tells us more about how a mother's well-being might be affected by being told to bf if she had not planned to do so?
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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