In a message dated 2/20/2006 10:51:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
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What was the  endpoint of the study?  I mean, how long did they follow  the
mothers?  I mean, if nobody in the population studied usually  breastfeeds
more than a few months, due to some other factors, like short  maternity
leave, you wouldn't find a difference between the groups, but it  could be
due to something completely different.



Dear Friends:
    Excellent question, Rachel.
    Baumgarder was looking at early (as in 24 hours)  postpartum success.
    Mikiel-Kostrya et al looked at s2s and its impact  on duration of 
breastfeeding; this lovely study did a 3 year follow-up.
    Halpern did follow-up to 6 weeks.
    Volmanen et al (Finnish study) went out to 12  weeks, and discovered that 
perceived insufficient milk supply was more often  reported by those who had 
had epidural analgesia. 
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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