Hi all,

This comes from today's Atlanta Constitution newspaper:

"Teenage mothers who breast-feed their infants produce one-fourth less
milk than do adult mothers, a small study by the Children's Nutrition
Research Center in Houston suggests. The smaller amount may not be
enough to provide sole support of the infants' nutritional needs. The
study looked at only 22 lactating mothers, 11 teens and 11 adults.
Researchers said it's unclear whether teens aren't biologically capable
of producing enough milk or if other factors, such as nurtrition, are
involoved. The study also found that teen mothers tend to spend a
shorter amount of time nursing, nursed less often and quit nursing
sooner than adult mothers."

Comments, anyone?

Diana Dietz, RN, BSN    Georgia, USA
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