Don't know how many of you outside of Western Washington saw it (it was
also mentioned on National Public Radio yesterday afternoon/evening), but a
new study--recnetly published in JAMA--from Univ. of Washington showed that
a small percentage of babies (1-2%, I think) who are discharged in less
than 30 hours end up coming back to the hospital for dehydration, jaundice,
or sepsis.  Of course, what the TV interviewer picked up on was that the
breastfeeidng mothers were the ones whose babies came back!  Argggh!  Then,
to make matters worse (in an area where nearly everyone breastfeeds in
hospistal), the MD interviewed (author of the study) said that insce the
monther's milk wasn't in, this was why the babies got dehydrated.

Am now going tot check out the JAMA issue.  I udnerstand an accompanying
article/editorial (perhaps) talks about theimportance of in home follow-up
care.  This, too was mentioned by the TV interviewer and by some doc on the
radio who was interviewed (not the author of the study).

Ya win some, ya lose some....

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