My arithmetic matches yours, with the help of a calculator.
In this study, babies who are not breastfed, will have a 26.6% greater 
chance of dying in their first year.
Nan Jolly M.B. B.Ch. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa



I'd really love it if someone could check my maths for me...
Looking at the 2004 Chen and Rogan Study children who were ever breastfed 
had 0.79 times the risk of never breastfed children for dying in the 
postneonatal period. My understanding is that this means that breastfed 
babies had a 21% decreased risk of dying or conversely that babies not 
breastfed had a 27% increased risk of death in their first year. I've 
recently come across some interpretations (from what I think are usually 
reputable sources) of this study that said that there was a 21% increased 
risk of death for babies not breastfed which has got me second guessing 
myself...just want to check my maths.
Karleen Gribble
Australia 

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