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Norma thanks for posting about this. I have ordered the article, but oh
come on:
"The study sample consisted of 5594 white, black and Mexican-American
infants, of whom 21 percent were exclusively breast-fed for four months,
10 percent partially breast-fed for four months, 24 percent breast-fed
for less than four months, and 45 percent never breast-fed. "
21% were exclusively breastfed for four months? this sounds like the figure
the UK govt claim, but the definition of exclusive breastfeeding is
exclusive of other *milks*. Wanna bet this is the same and that those
babies got water and who knows what all? I am not saying they shouldn't be
in the study, but I think we should demand good definitions.
And when I see the paper, if I am wrong on the definition, I *will*
apologise!
Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter,
The Breastfeeding Network, UK
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