Kathleen Whitfield wrote:
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20020920/hl_hsn/study__br
>east_feeding_won_t_protect_against_allergies
>
>Researchers say that their study shows that breastfeeding doesn't offer
>long-term protection against asthma. Of course, the study considers infants
>in the research to have been breastfed if they are breastfed for "at least
>four weeks."

And I believe it also said that most babies received bottles of
formula in hospital, but they didn't consider that significant!!
Contrast Wendy Oddy's study done here in Western Australia where the
*introduction* of formula before 4 months was the thing that
increased the risk. In this NZ study, it is no wonder there were high
rates of asthma and allergies - nearly *all* their babies were
introduced to formula within the first few days of life!
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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