Dear Friends:
 
As we know from the research across the globe, early and frequent 
breastfeeding after birth can either prevent or reduce the incidence of 
hyperbilirubinemia. Here is a current article, with a finding I've not seen before, that 
underscores the importance of early and frequent nursing.
 
In the latest issue of Pediatrics (Vol. 119 No. 5 May 2007, pp. 1036-1037 
(doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0180) is an article:
 
"Neonatal Blue-Light Phototherapy Could Increase the Risk of Dysplastic Nevus 
Development" with this finding:
 
"In 2002 and 2003, 747 schoolchildren aged 14 to 18 years were investigated 
to determine the prevalence of common and atypical melanocytic nevi. Data were 
recorded with regard to the neonatal history of the students, such as 
prematurity, neonatal jaundice and blue-light phototherapy; 44.6% of the children had 
received phototherapy for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Our results 
revealed that the prevalence of common melanocytic nevi was quite similar in the 
treated and untreated children, but exposed subjects were likely to have 
multiple (>100) moles. Neonatal blue-light phototherapy was associated with a 
significantly higher prevalence of clinically atypical nevi (2 = 4.08; degrees of 
freedom = 1; P = .0433 [Statistica 7.1; StatSoft, Inc, Tulsa, OK]). The 
prevalence of dysplastic nevi was 19.1% in the untreated group and 25.2% in the 
treated group. Blue-light phototherapy resulted in a relative risk of 1.32 for the 
development of dysplastic nevus (odds ratio: 1.43; 95% confidence interval: 
1.010–2.026). "
 
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warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
_http://www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com/_ 
(http://www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com/) 
www.myspace.com/adonicalee



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