This study shows that breastfed babies cope better with extreme stress 
(like divorce) at age 10. Their anxiety level was rated on a scale of 1-50 
by their teachers.

I have not read the actual study, nor am I well versed in statistics. 
However, the sample size was pretty large at 9,000. I have no idea if they 
controlled for factors such as whether or not the infant had a stay-at-
home parent, the education level of the parents, etc. I do not know if the 
study was blinded in any way (I am a lay-person, so what I mean by that is 
that the teachers rating the children did or did not know if the children 
were breastfed. I hope I am using the terminology correctly). I abviously 
need to brush up on my knowledge of statistics before I become an IBCLC!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060802/hl_nm/breastfeeding_dc_1

If anyone has a link to an abstract for this study, I would love to have 
it. I'm sure many others on LACTNET would appreciate the link, as well.

--Kellie Whitney, LLLL

p.s. my statement that I am a lay person in no way indicates that I 
believe my input is less valuable. I was gently chastized by many 
LACTNETters with a great amount of "alphabet soup" after their names for a 
prior post in which I made it painfully clear that I felt I was in a 
lesser position to comment on an issue because I am "only" an LLLL. Thanks 
to all of you who responded to that post. You have no idea what your 
comments did for my self-confidence! I now fully embrace my position as 
an "expert," despite my lack of formal medical training. However, in this 
situation, I think someone with a more scientific background would better 
be able to interpret the study. Some day, I will have my IBCLC, my RN, and 
perhaps a Masters in Public Health. These will all assist me to better 
understand studies such as this.

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