In a message dated 96-10-24 23:00:28 EDT, you write: << Do you think it is from the breastmilk itself, or that women who > breastfeed >> Kimberly/Louise: The work was done in england by lucus...... published in lancet..{ 1992:339(2) 261:264} . what he did was work with premies who were TUBE fed ONLY.... he compared outcomes from those fed with mom's milk and those not. there were in the mother's who wanted to bf but were unable to provide sufficient milk... this is a motivated group but unable for various reasons... the conculusion was a significant higher iq at age 7 1/2 - 8 years of age. patricia