Dr. Ihsan Dogramaci, TURKEY IslamSET (Islam, Science, Environment, and Technology) http://www.islamset.com/hip/dogramaci.html It is only recently that modern scientific research has brought to light the paramount importance of breastfeeding to the health of the child. Islam has known and emphasized this fact for some 1400 years. As one who has devoted his life to child health, this seemed a fitting topic for me to speak on at this conference. During my training in pediatrics in the United States some 40 years ago, a number of leading pediatricians were doubting the superiority of breast milk over "more scientifically" prepared, and I am saying "more scientifically" in quotations, formula. These formulae were designed to meet the needs, sometimes very special, of the individual