How frequently should basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation training be repeated to maintain adequate skills?

introduction of solids cannot be elicited from the data of Fergusson et al because they defined early feeding with solids as before 4 months of age, and details of feeding pattems in this time are not available.'5 16 Continued follow up of our cohort may clarify this issue as the prevalence of eczema and other allergic disorders peaks in later childhood.26 Fergusson et al have now followed up their study group for 10 years'6 and confirmed their earlier report, which associated early feeding with solids and eczema. his study has shown that, after data were adjusted for confounding variables, early feeding with solids is less harmful to the infant than previously indicated. Apart from a less than twofold increase in respiratory illness no other consistent adverse effects were detected during the first two years of life. Longer follow up is required, but, in the meantime, a more flexible approach to the introduction of solids should be considered, with advice being focused on the specific needs of individual mothers and infants. This work was funded by a