>Sara Bernard wrote:

>Back on topic: last night I gave the start of another bf course. I made it
>quite clear that bf does not prevent a child from contracting the diseases
>that we immunise against, but that there is evidence that shows that bf
>children do respond better to the vaccinations.

This is not correct information. Breastmilk contains protective
antibacterial and antiviral factors for the very same diseases.

Is the "i" thing so emotional for lactnetters that we refuse to see the
values of breastfeeding when it is clearly and scientifically in evidence?

Go to this website for more information of what protective factors do exist
in breastmilk:

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/microbiology/milk.html#Tables



Lisa Boisvert-Mackenzie, Midwife
Palau, West Caroline Islands

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