In a message dated 2/27/03 7:27:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Speaking of that...has anyone ever done a study on hospitalized
> infants....which ones are or were breast fed and which ones are formula
> fed....I am a pediatric nurse and we don't get a lot of babies in the
> hospital that are breast fed...I don't think it is because not many moms
> breastfed...I am sure it is because breast fed babies don't get sick enough
> to be hospitalized as often...Anyone have any percentages or studies with
> numbers...It sure would be intersting to have at hand...
>
>
I remember reading the following stat, but I don't know the source. If anyone
does know the source, I would love to have it to make sure that I have these
numbers correct.
Out of every 1000 babies that are bottle-fed in the 1st 4 months of life, 77
are hospitalized. Out of every 1000 babies that are breastfed in the 1st 4
months of life, 5 are hospitalized.

Laura Hart
Winter Park, FL
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