There is another article that was widely publicized about breastfeeding and infant mortality. In this article the authors offered evidence that the race gap in infant mortality in the U.S. was due as much (if not more) to the significantly lower incidence of breastfeeding initiation among black women versus white women than to the fact that black women had less access to prenatal care than white women. Renata Forste, Jessica Weiss, and Emily Lippincott, "The Decision to Breastfeed in the United States: Does Race Matter?" Pediatrics 108 (August 2001): 291-296. From the article abstract: Objectives: To estimate the effects of maternal and birth characteristics on the decision to breastfeed and to relate breastfeeding practices to racial differences in infant mortality. Conclusion: Efforts to increase breastfeeding of infants in the black community should narrow the racial gap in infant mortality. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html