I was delighted to see Catherine Fetherston's succinct discussion of
incidence of mastitis in her prospective studies, and her comments on the
threads resulting from the journal club issue.  I can remember having a
discussion some years ago with Ed Newton about the incidence of mastitis.
The medical lit. really states an incidence around 3%, but I just did not
see how that could be true given the number of cases I'd seen (and continue
to see) in priv. practice.  Of course, priv. practice is self-selected for
problems, but even so, there was no way 3% could have been correct.  So
bravo for all those engaged in descriptive research.  There is more we don't
know, and room for so much exciting discovery.

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates, Austin, Texas
http://www.lactnews.com

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