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Subject:
BF and child abuse prevention
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Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:25:26 -0600
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Does anyone remember the reference about a study done in the Caribbean
suggesting that breastfed children are much less likely to be abused by
their parents than bottle-fed children?  The risk reduction sticks in my
mind as 19 times less likely for breastfed children.  Seems to me it was
part of a bigger study on child-rearing on some island in the Caribbean,
perhaps a book.  Does this ring a bell with anyone??
Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University
Co-editor of "Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives"

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