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Subject:	UQ research finds breastfeeding stops neglect
From:	Morgan Gallagher <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:26:07 +0000
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(Wouldn't it have been nice if it had said not breastfeeding increases
risks of child neglect?)

http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=1685
<http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=1685>

When a mother breastfeeds she is essentially protecting her child from
herself, according to UQ <http://www.uq.edu.au/ <http://www.uq.edu.au/>>
researcher and
developmental paediatrician, Dr Lane Strathearn.

By linking data from the Mater-University of Queensland Study of
Pregnancy <http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/?page=15531
<http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/?page=15531>> - Australia's
largest longitudinal study tracking mothers and their children - with
reports of maltreatment recorded by the Department of Child Safety, Dr
Strathearn found mothers who breastfed were less likely to neglect their
children.

"Mothers who didn't breastfeed were almost four times more likely to be
reported for maternal neglect than mothers who breastfed for four of
more months," he said.

"For mothers who breastfed for less than four months, the risk was about
2.3 times."

In what is believed to be the first population study to provide
statistics on the rate of child abuse in Australia, seven percent of
children were identified as victims of maltreatment.

--
"I think for a long time we've thought anyone can feed the baby as long
as it's expressed breast milk," he said.

"But this is saying well hold on, it's not just the milk, it's that
relationship that's important.

-more on link-

Morgan Gallagher

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