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>As I understand it, the PROBIT study may well have suffered from 
>this as well.  If the breastfeeding promotion (however successfully 
>or unsuccessfully it was implemented) spread to the control 
>population, then you cannot conclude that not breastfeeding is not 
>detrimental to health because in fact, you lost your control group. 
>Of COURSE you wouldn't see a difference.
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>Best regards, Susan Burger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC


Interesting post, Susan, and illuminating examples.

However, PROBIT *does* show a difference in health outcomes. Not 
breastfeeding *is* detrimental to health, qua PROBIT. Where they 
didn't find a difference was in respiratory tract infection.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor
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