>>>
>>>>From Patricia Stuart-Macadam's intro chapter to Breastfeeding:=
 Biocultural
>>Perspectives
>>>
>>>     There is a growing awareness that early childhood nutrition can have=
 long
>>term effects on the health of individuals (Hahn, 1987; Lucas, 1990).  For
>>example, Osborn (1967) examined the coronary arteries of 109 young people
>>under the age of twenty who died from a variety of causes.  He divided his
>>sample into three groups based on whether they had ever been breastfed, or
>>had been breastfed for less than one month or for more than one month.  He
>>then determined whether there had been any reduction in the size of the
>>lumen of the arteries (an indication of atherosclerosis and potential=
 heart
>>problems later in life).  Although the children who had been breastfed=
 were
>>not immune from lumen reduction, 69% of those who had never been breastfed
>>were considered to have bad coronary arteries (as opposed to 26% of those
>>who had been breastfed for over one month).  Forty-five percent of those
>>children who had been breastfed for over one month had coronary arteries
>>classed as normal compared with only 17% of those who had never been
>>breastfed.  Preliminary data from a study by Lucas (1990) suggests that=
 the
>>way a preterm infant is fed, in just the early weeks post partum, may have=
 a
>>major impact on later growth and development.
>>>
>>>Osborn, G.R.
>>>     1967  Stages in development of coronary disease observed from 1500 young
>>subjects.  Relationship of hypotension and infant feeding to aetiology.
>>Colloques internationaux sur le r=93le de la paroi art=82rielle dans
>>l'atherogenese, pp. 93-129.  Paris: Editions de Centre National de la
>>Reserche Scientifique.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From Allan Cunningham's chapter in Breastfeeding: Biocultural=
 Perspectives
>>>
>>>     Fall and colleagues have found that one antecedent to ischemic heart
>>disease in adults is exclusive bottle-feeding in infancy (Fall, Barker,
>>Osmond, Winter, Clark and Hales, 1992).=20
>>>
>>>Fall, C.H., D.J. Barker, C. Osmond, P.D. Winter, P.M. Clark, and C.N.=
 Hales=20
>>>     1992  Relation of infant feeding to adult serum cholesterol=
 concentration
>>and death from ischaemic heart disease.  British Medical Journal=
 304:801-805.
>>>
>>>  =1A
>>
>>Also, I found this on the InterNet through a search on Lactation.  It
comes from a HomePage maintained by the University of Minnesota.  If anyone
has connections at Methodist Hospital, I would love to know how they
convinced the administration to do this!  Kathy D.
>>
>Headline: =20
>
>   Hospitals turn away from baby formula. =20
>
>Newspaper Article Synopsis: =20
>   Many hospitals are discontinuing the policy of distributing infant
>   formula samples to parents of newborns, including Methodist
>   Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN.  Methodist Hospital is the first in
>   the Twin Cities to be recognized by UNICEF for its participation in
>   the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. =20
>
>Newspaper Article Source: =20
>   Hillbery, R.  Hospitals turn away from baby formula.  Star Tribune
>   1994 August 5:1A(col. 1).
>
>Related citations from MEDLINE:
>
>UI  - 94190437
>AU  - de Boer AS;Darnton-Hill I;
>TI  - A good start in life: breast-feeding in hospital.
>SO  - World Health Forum 1994;15(1):66-8
>      WORLD HEALTH FORUM
>
>UI  - 94153350
>AU  - Young D;
>TI  - The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the U.S.: why so slow?
>      [editorial]
>SO  - Birth 1993 Dec;20(4):179-81
>      BIRTH (BOSTON)
>
>UI  - 94108316
>AU  - Waterston T;Davies J;
>TI  - Could hospitals do more to encourage breast feeding? [editorial]
>SO  - BMJ 1993 Dec 4;307(6917):1437-8
>      BMJ (LONDON)
>
>UI  - 94072095
>AU  - Lazarov M;Feldman A;Silveus S;
>TI  - The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative: US activities [editorial]
>SO  - J Hum Lact 1993 Jun;9(2):74-5
>
>UI  - 94277711
>AU  - Howard CR;Howard FM;Weitzman M;Lawrence R;
>TI  - Antenatal formula advertising: another potential threat to breast-
>      feeding.
>SO  - Pediatrics 1994 Jul;94(1):102-4
>      PEDIATRICS (EVANSTON IL)
>
>UI  - 94206374
>AU  - Howard CR;Howard FM;Weitzman ML;
>TI  - Infant formula distribution and advertising in pregnancy: a
>      hospital survey.
>SO  - Birth 1994 Mar;21(1):14-9
>      BIRTH (BOSTON)
>
>UI  - 94106691
>AU  - Perez-Escamilla R;Pollitt E;Lonnerdal B;Dewey KG;
>TI  - Infant feeding policies in maternity wards and their effect on
>      breast-feeding success: an analytical overview.
>SO  - Am J Public Health 1994 Jan;84(1):89-97
>      AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (WASHINGTON)
>
>UI  - 93341746
>AU  - Janke JR;
>TI  - The incidence, benefits and variables associated with
>      breastfeeding: implications for practice.
>SO  - Nurse Pract 1993 Jun;18(6):22-3, 28, 31-2
>
>UI  - 93257080
>AU  - Phillips V;
>TI  - Formula gift packs: routine or not? [letter; comment]
>SO  - J Hum Lact 1993 Mar;9(1):6
>CM  - Comment on:#J Hum Lact#1992 Jun;8(2):67-72
>
>jma/8/6/94
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