Comments on: More questions than answers: Follow-up on economic consequences of breastfeeding

By: The Economics of Breastfeeding: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Economics of Breastfeeding: A Cost-Benefit Analysis — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:58:22 +0000

[...] The researchers did a really good job of citing references in almost all parts of the paper. And then this. They come out with a whammy of a sentence, with no reference, no footnote. This unsubstantiated finding is that “increased breastfeeding duration has had no effect on overall physical or pscychological health outcomes of either children or mothers.” Says who? (Note: The researchers have since provided me with the missing reference : Maternal Employment, Breastfeeding, and Health: Evidence from Maternity Leave Mandates. I read it and commented on it in my follow-up post: More questions than answers: Follow-up on economic consequences of breastfeeding) [...]

By: The Scientific Benefits of Breastfeeding | PhD in Parenting

The Scientific Benefits of Breastfeeding | PhD in Parenting — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:17:28 +0000

[...] my post on the Economics of Breastfeeding: A Cost-Benefit Analysis and the follow-up to that post, I mentioned a study called Maternal Employment, Breastfeeding, and Health: Evidence from Maternity [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:18:43 +0000

If there’s one thing that really gets on my nerves, it’s social scientists quoting “results” without, apparently, even the most elementary understanding of econometrics. This seems to be another of the many examples. It is brain-dead and statistically illiterate. Well done for pointing it out.

By: Sally Wendkos Olds

Sally Wendkos Olds — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:12:21 +0000

Terrific posts — so important to counter Rosin’s claims with good research. I tried to download the study “Maternal Employment, Breastfeeding, and Health” and got an SSRN Firewall alert. Do you know anything about this?

Latest update on 4th ed. of THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BREASTFEEDING: It should be published Dec. 2009 or early 2010. Thanks again for your help with this.
Keep up your great work! Sally

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By: Breastfeed More, Earn Less.. « Custom-Made Milk

Breastfeed More, Earn Less.. « Custom-Made Milk — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:42:27 +0000

[...] One: Rosin, as usual, ignores the full information provided by the study. Read this article for an in-depth analysis [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:50:14 +0000

Thank you for following up and continuing to review this information.

I love Alina’s comment – Forensic Lactivist! So perfect!

By: Jessica - This is Worthwhile

Jessica - This is Worthwhile — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:41:26 +0000

I second what these other folks have said: thanks for the due diligence. Whenever I read something like what Rosin puts out there I feel in my gut that it’s bullshit, but I don’t have the oomph in me to ferret it out and point to sources, etc.

Thanks so much for doing what I don’t! We need the other side out there, too!

By: Alina

Alina — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:10:58 +0000

Great follow-up. You are a forensic lactivist!!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:32:35 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful posts on this topic. I thought that the Atlantic article raised a couple of goods points, but was otherwise pretty disturbing and far too negative. Thanks for adding a nice analysis of this topic.