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Date: | Mon, 7 Aug 1995 22:57:00 CDT |
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No question that every breastfeeding is a natural immunization.
In addition, abreastfed baby who is immunized typically generates a higher
response to the immunizing agent and thus has a longer period of higher
protection than occurs in an artificially-fed baby immunized at the same
time.
So, a breastfed baby is clearly more protected than an artificially-fed
baby, even in the absence of medically-generated immunizations.
However, in an imperfect world where disases can still kill, I opt--where
it is possible and the benefits far outweigh the risks--to use that which
science has enabled us to provide. Immunizations is one of those things.
Def. of LC service: "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities
brilliantly disguised as impossible situations."
Kathleen G. Auerbach,PhD, IBCLC - [log in to unmask]
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