I'm willing to keep an open mind on pacifiers.  In know they have their uses. My bottom line is that whatever happens in hospitals, it is possible to initiate and maintain a satisfying breastfeeding relationship if mothers get timely and appropriate support after discharge. 
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>I  always wonder who funds studies that get news (and who funds the PR).  Can I trust the information funded by the folks who have a financial interest in the the failure of breastfeeding?
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>The take-away message from news about the study seems to be, "Don't trust what the breastfeeding experts tell you."  That may not be what the researchers set out to do, but that is the spin I notice in a google search of articles about the study.   
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>The study comes from Oregon Health & Science University which lists among its "Corprate Catalysts" the makers and sellers of ABM.  The goal of the corprate funding is to "Maximize our partnership to meet our organizations' mutual interests."  http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/foundation/way-to-give/foundation-relations/corporate-catalysts.cfm
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>On the opposite side of the country from OHSU, there is a different result with pacifiers.  The University of North Carolina is seeing a rise in breastfeeding rates after limiting pacifier use.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/pacifiers-breastfeeding_n_1459811.html
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>Meanwhile. . .a different challenge to conventional wisdom goes unnoticed (or should I say untouted). . . this study says consuming dairy products does not build strong bones   The authors studied over 6,000 girls for seven years. I learned about this study from one of the other yahoo groups for LC's.
>http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/archpediatrics.2012.5 (link to abstract)
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>http://www.pcrm.org/health/medNews/dairy-products-do-not-promote-bone-health#.T4oh80JVPnk.facebook (link to small article)
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>Breast wishes,
>Nancy Mallin, MA, IBCLC, LLLL
Kensington, Maryland, USA





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Subject: Study - Pacifiers don't decrease breastfeeding...
 
I thought you might find this interesting... Note the article says a
small, non-peer reviewed study; and yet it gets publicity. 



http://www.womenshealth.gov/news/headlines/664193.cfm 



Angie



Angela Brekken, RD, LD, CLEC


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