>Melissa Vickers posted:
>I need a reference for a study that drives home the point that the =
>benefits of breastfeeding are not just for the countries/people who =
>can't afford to buy formula or don't have access to clean water, etc.=20
>
>I vaguely recall there being something like this that came out a few =
>years ago, but can't remember who did the study. There might be more =
>than one, or one more recent.

Might you be thinking of the Chen and Rogan study, Breastfeeding and the 
Risk of Postneonatal Death in the United States? It's available at 
<http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/113/5/e435>.

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Science Writer & Editor in the Life Sciences
Madison, Wisconsin
608-238-8409; [log in to unmask]

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