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>However, data are not as
> clearcut that mothers in developed nations who exclusively breast-feed
for 6
> months get the same benefits as mothers and children in poorer nations,
she
> added. Better and safer food preparation methods in developed nations
reduce
> the risks of illnesses, for example.
This is the part that gets to me. The discounting of BF because in
"developed" nations we can just pop the kid with a medicine (or exclusive,
new EXPENSIVE formula) and cure whatever illness the lack of BF has
caused. You can not discount parental anxiety and toil when they have a
sick, fussy baby! And we know that expense has been outlined in other
studies, increased costs of artificial feeding, increased health care
visits, increased meds, increased hospital expense.
Personally I think they aren't looking in the right places to clearly see
how many benefits there are to BF in "developed" nations!
AArrgghh to quote a friend! Sincerely, Pat in SNJ
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