> the term you are looking for is "vulnerable child syndrome" there is an
>excellent article ( that I do not have a t hand) on this and the topic ( as I
>recall) was jaundice.

Kemper K.  Neonatal jaundice in the development of the vulnerable child
syndrome. Breastfeeding Abstracts 1990 10(2) (don't have the page #; it's
the lead article)

Kemper K, B Forsyth, P McCarthy.  Jaundice, terminating breastfeeding, and
the vulnerable child.  Pediatrics 1989; 84:773-78

Kemper K, B Forsyth, P McCarthy.  Persistent perceptions of vulnerability
following neonatal jaundice.  Am J Dis Child 1990; 144:238-41

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY