Dear Joe,

I suggest that you look at the following, very recent study. It suggests that not only breastfeeding itself - and therefore the interaction between the mother and child that you are emphasizing - but the kinds of the fats the mother takes during pregnancy and breastfeeding, affect a child's IQ.

Hilary Jacobson


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12509593&dopt=Abstract

Pediatrics 2003 Jan;111(1):e39-44
Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children's IQ at 4 years of age.
Helland IB, Smith L, Saarem K, Saugstad OD, Drevon CA.

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