Hi Janice,

I will make some inquiries to a fellow IBCLC who works in that area
(Massey University).

You are right - we do not need another "meaningful study" with
inaccurate data to be splashed around goggle alert!

Karen Palmer
IBCLC
Hamilton, NZ

>>> [log in to unmask] 13/10/06 05:08 >>>
[how do we make sure that correct breastfeeding definitions are used in
this New Zealand prospective study - so that we actually end up with
some useful and meaningful research down the road?  Anyone up to
contacting this researcher or the university?

Janice Reynolds]

Massey to study dirt-asthma link

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/manawatustandard/0,2106,3826491a6003,00.html


(partial quote)

Information to be gathered included numbers of doctor's visits, chest
and ear infections, the use of paracetamol and antibiotics, and duration
of breastfeeding. 

Associate Professor Douwes said the information could go some way to
solving some other surprising findings from previous research. One was
about the possible link with paracetamol - whether it reduced protection
or was simply more often used where children already had asthma or
allergies. Another was about breastfeeding, which despite proven health
benefits, was linked in an Otago study to increased asthma and allergy
rates. 

(see link for full article - that's the complete mention of
breastfeeding)

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