PEDIATRICS Vol. 83 No. 1 January 1989, pp. 148-149
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Discharge Pack Study

ROBERT C. GELARDI 1

1 Infant Formula Council, Suite 500-D 5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30342

Frank and colleagues reported a significant increase in the duration of exclusive breast-feeding among 157 multiethnic low-income mothers receiving a research discharge pack. This represented a median increase in reported duration between those receiving a research discharge pack and those receiving a commercial discharge pack of only 2frac12 weeks. There are several serious questions, however, about this conclusion by the authors. For example, the authors note that "among the women who received research counseling, the research discharge pack was associated with lower rates of rehospitalization of infants than was the commercial pack (1% v 14%, P = .014, two-tailed).