I haven't seen any news coverage since the initial flurry. Is it expected
that there will be a follow-up announcement - is Sears in the middle of  a
longer-term study?  If there is follow-up news coverage the points in
Valerie's letter could be distilled into a short letter to the editor.

In addition, if any of you are working locally to improve coverage of
breastfeeding news, you could cite your local outlet's regurgitation of this
story as one example of how their coverage will be improved by obtaining
comments your local experts.  Valerie's points, a mention of other research
pointing to breastfeeding as being protective and an encouraging statement
about breastfeeding would have made for much more balanced coverage.

-- Jodine Chase


> From: "Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Sara, I wrote a letter to the editor of the Lancet in November.  The Lancet
> refused to publish it but they did send the letter on to Dr. Malcom Sears,
> author of the study.  And he did write to me.  Here's a shortened version of
> the letter to the editor(if anyone wants the full length version with
> footnotes, I can send by attachment).  Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC

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