Dear Friends:
    I came across this article while looking for something else (isn't that
always how it happens?) and remembered some of Kathy D.'s questions.
    " Iron status of 30 infants who had been breast fed until their first
birthday and who had never received cow milk, medicinal iron, or
iron-enriched formula and cereals was investigated; 30% were anemic at 12
months of age. The duration of exclusive breast-feeding was significantly
longer among nonanemic infants (6.5 vs 5.5 months). None of the infants who
were exclusively breast fed for 7 months or more and 43% of those who were
breast fed for a shorter time were anemic. Infnats who were exclusively
breast fed for a prolonged period had a good iron status at 12 and 24
months." J Pediatr 1995; 127:429-31.
    Interesting article. Dr. Pisacane recognizes that exclusively  for one
year bf infants are rare; he found 30 in the Naples, Italy area in 1992.
    Warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CSTP
Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; northeastern USA)
supporter of the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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