Hi Melinda, I have just news reports of babies dying from "dehydration" or "heat exhaustion" (though the sources are ones that I would consider reliable) however, the Dr reporting on finding babies being fed just water is in Gruich, M. (2006). "Life-changing experiences of a private practicing pediatrician: perspectives from a private pediatric practice." Pediatrics 117(5 Pt 3): S359-364. I too would love to see official figures but even if they have been counted I would doubt that they would be released. Karleen Gribble Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom & Melinda Lueck" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 4:12 AM Subject: Re: infant feeding in emergencies > Karen writes: "There were media reports of babies dying after Hurricane > Katrina (as well as reports of parents not having sufficient food and babies > > "fitting"...hyponatraemia?" > > > > Can you give some actual resources on this? Did people actually die of > starvation after Hurricane Katrina? What are the actual numbers of babies > dying from starvation, unclean water, etc after Hurricane Katrina? I would > be interested in seeing the resources. There really was not widespread > coverage about this part of the hurricane crisis. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Melinda Lueck, RN, BSN, IBCLC > > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]