Everybody Needs Reeducation

Abstract

To the Editor.— De Carvalho et al1 reinforce the knowledge, which was practiced at the turn of the century and recommended in pediatric textbooks until formula feeding came into common usage, that breast-feeding infants do best when fed between eight and ten times per 24 hours. They need not be required to feed that frequently but the offering should be made for those infants who are interested. The newborn is entitled to ten nursings in twenty-four hours.