Star,

This is from a publication called "Facts for Life."  I have the 1993 revised edition, and the statements you refer to are on page 23.

This document is available online at http://www.unicef.org/ffl/.  Go to the breastfeeding section, then to statement 4 "Breastfeeding helps to protect babies and young children against dangerous diseases. Bottle-feeding can lead to serious illness and death."  Then go to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th bulleted points under "supporting statements."

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Andrea

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Andrea Eastman, MA, IBCLC
Granville, Ohio
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> Date:    Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:23:23 -0800
> From:    Star Siegfried <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Ranking of infant feeding options
>
> Hi All,
> Could someone please direct me once again to the exact reference for this
> (Web or book). We discussed this years ago on lactnet and I can't find it
> now. I've looked all over the WHO site and can't find it.
>
> "The World Health Organization and UNICEF rank
> acceptable infant feedings as follows: first,
> breastfeeding; second, the mother's own milk expressed
> for her child; third, milk from another human mother;
> and fourth, artificial baby milk"
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Star Siegfried RN,BA,IBCLC (Arcata, Ca)
>
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