Dr. Doren Fredrickson (MD, PhD, Univ. of Kansas School of Medicine) did
research showing that for every month of exclusive breastfeeding, you reduce
the risk of SIDS by 50%. So if you start with 1/500 (rate at the time of
his research), then by 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, the rate is down
to 1/32,000. Dr. Fredrickson's research is discussed in "Breastfeeding:
Biocultural Perspectives." Sounds like the good doctor Keens hasn't been
doing his homework. Shame on him.
Kathy Dettwyler
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