Lisa commented: <<Here in California we both employ migrant workers from Mexico as well as are surrounded by agriculture and pesticides in general-- the potential for such exposure is great, and I often wonder if this is why I seem to see so much inexplicable insufficient milk production while some LCs seem to see so little in other parts of the country. Lisa Marasco Santa Maria, CA>> The county I live in, in Ohio, was just just ranked the worst in the nation by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). We have chemical plants up and down the Ohio River, and it's just plain polluted here - air, water and soil. I have seen more than 2 dozen mothers (in the past 5 years) wanting to breastfeed their cleft-affected babies. I always wonder how many more cleft-affected babies there are out here, because certainly most of the mothers either don't want to breastfeed, or they are discouraged from it and don't know there are resources to help. It's my guess that the chemical pollution has a lot to do with the cleft issues. Most people I know haven't met this many cleft-affected babies. Best wishes, Heather "Sam" Doak *********************************************** 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