Lynn, good idea for a study. Any takers here? We need to add to the body of
evidence here, as professionals in this field.  Perhaps one of you has
access to this population, and professionals to collaborate with? The only
way this work gets done is if someone realizes the limitations of previous
work and adds to it with new vigor and dimension.

There is very little fear of sacrificing breastfeeding, because it is a
loaded subject for most people, for health professionals in specific.
Breastfeeding, whether we did or didn't, whether we support it or not,
whether we help our patients by giving good information or by protecting
and patronizing them, is a complex product of  our own feelings as parents,
and our own beliefs and parenting practices. Evidence, as we have stated
before, has very little to do with the practice of most people. It will be
used if it supports what we *want*, but if it does not, we can safely shut
the drawer and forget it. Kathleen

At 12:20 PM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>What needs to be done is a study of a *
>well supported * premie cohort as compared to the former.
>At any rate, the fact remains that more and more former premies are d/c'd
>having brfed even less than in previous years (gotta keep those calories
>up!), parents are more and more reticent to waste precious tummy room on the
>inferior calorie "straight" brmilk offered via the breast and pediatricians
>are reluctant to increase the freq of feedings at breast  as quickly  as in
>the past because of a fear of sacrificing the growth. Where is the fear of
>sacrificing the breastfeeding ?

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