Winnie writes--in realtion to research:

"1-firm definitions of what is "breastfeeding" - The only truly reliable
 results will be in comparing EXCLUSIVE breastfeeding with EXCLUSIVE
 artificial feeding.  Any other mix will give debatable results that can be
 too easily twisted to mean whatever the person citing them wants them to
 mean."

I agree with this, but think that the mixed feeds group needs to be included. We have always assumed some breastfeeding is better than none and I am sure it is. But, we have spent little time looking into how much more comrpomised infants are by having AIM included at all.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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