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The media reports of this study are a disgraceful example of poor
understanding, lack of reading and checking, and possibly the
tendency to copy from press releases (though I have not seen the
press release associated with this paper).
We have had a bit of discussion on a UK list about this, which has
been useful to me as I cannot yet access the whole paper. My extra
information about it has come second hand from someone who has read
the whole paper.
What appears to have happened with the 40 babies in this study is
that the intervention group had controlled and small amounts of
formula supplement given between day 2 and 4.
The control group had *uncontrolled* and *large* amounts of formula
given throughout the first week. The difference in volume between
the two groups is very marked - the control group had up to almost
four times the amount of formula compared to the intevention group.
OBVIOUSLY (shouting!!) the group who had the limited amount of
formula over a limited time is more likely to remain breastfeeding.
But the formula intervention has not *helped* breastfeeding. All it
has done is had less effect on bf than huge uncontrolled amounts of
formula.
(Astonishing that a clinically-unnecessary intervention has appeared
to have got through ethics panel, but that's another issue)
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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