Breastfeeding, air pollution and sudden infant death syndrome | Letters

It was disappointing that there was no reference to the strong protective effect of breastfeeding in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (Sids) in the commentary on Peter Fleming’s important and seminal work on this topic (Safety in slumbers, 27 August).Where a baby is formula-fed there is an increased risk of Sids. Given this, and when considering the huge additional financial impact of low breastfeeding rates in the UK (if nothing else, the other hot topic of obesity), I canno