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Re: breastfeeding and abuse

To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: breastfeeding and abuse
From: Brett Drake <brettd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 10:13:25 -0600 (CST)
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> Is anyone aware of any research along these lines, even remotely related? I
> would even be willing to hear about antecdotal evidence that would  make any
> connection between the incidence of abuse with breastfeeding mothers versus
> non-breastfeeding mothers.

Is breastfeeding tied to SES?  I seem to recall that breastfeeding is less
common among the poor, although I am not certain.  If so, there is
probably a (spurious) correlation with child maltreatment, since 
SES is such a powerful predictor of child maltreatment. 

-Brett Drake, Ph.D.
Washington University

References:
- breastfeeding and abuse
  - From: Kelly Griffith

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