>
Although this is  outside the realm of breastfeeding discussion  I feel it
important to address Valerie's comments on an article she read on research
into SIDS and Helicobacter pylori

>bacteria called Helicobacter pylori is responsible for some portion of SIDS
>cases.  This bacteria causes an inflammatory response in the immune system
>which leads eventually to respiratory arrest.

The researchers in Britain have found only a "strong association" between
this bacteria and the occurrence of SIDS. The sample was very small - 32
babies in the case group and 8 in the control group (far too small to obtain
valid results). The researchers do not claim any causal link and more
research using a much larger sample is planned to both confirm their initial
findings and to investigate what, if any, role this bacteria may play in the
occurrence of SIDS.


Regards
Cathy Fetherston CM MSc IBCLC
Perth Western Australia

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