Sears et al used infants who had been breastfed as little as six weeks.
This study was thoroughly discussed on this list and should have many
posts in archives.  I found it all particularly embarrassing as he is
affiliated with my local university and world renowned respiratory
disease clinic.

>        My questions are do you give information out to 
>expectant mothers about the prevention of asthma from 
>breastfeeding?  Do you have any recent information that says 
>that breastfeeding is preventive of asthma? Any information on 
>this topic would be greatly appreciated.

If you go to PubMed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

And do a simple search on Breastfeeding and Asthma, you'll get a host of
results, many from more recent studies than the one you quoted.  

Sears' study is a classic case of the article not really saying what it
is reported to have said.

Judith

Judith Hayman, RN, IBCLC, BSc, BScN
Public Health Nurse & Lactation Consultant

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