If I recall correctly, this topic was discussed a few months ago with regard to the gut flora of breastfed babies. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 22 - In infants with a family history of allergy, cesarean delivery appears to increase the risk of food allergy and diarrhea, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. The rest of the article is at <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/491806>. regards, Julia Julia R. Barrett Science Writer & Editor in the Life Sciences Madison, Wisconsin 608-238-8409; [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html