> "Infant mortality due to improper breastfeeding: report:
>
> [Health India] New Delhi, Sep 18 : The high rate of infant mortality in
> India is directly related to improper breastfeeding, a new survey has
> revealed."
Funny, when I first saw this headline, I didn't at all see the negative
connotation that you saw, although I can now see your point (ie - people may
read this as "infant mortality due to breastfeeding").
Instead, I was thinking - hurrah! - we are finally starting to point out
that "all breastfeeding is not created equal". So, for example, moms
would realize that "breastfeeding like bottlefeeding" (to a schedule, no
co-sleeping, early solids, etc), and on-cue, unlimited, exclusive
breastfeeding are very different. And that people should realize that they
will see different health outcomes because of that. All those moms that
breastfeed (perhaps partially) for a few weeks, but then proclaim themselves
to "breastfeeders" and say that breastfeeding doesn't matter, because their
babies got sick, ear infections etc anyhow - doesn't help breastfeeding
promotion.
Maybe this wasn't the best wording for the headline, but I sure wish we'd
start to see stories and stats like this in North America. No need to
weissingerize that article!
Janice Reynolds
Saskatchewan, Canada
( I guess "infant mortality due to insufficient breastfeeding" would have
been more accurate)
>
> This is the bizarre beginning to an otherwise sensible story which
> explicitly lays the blame for the high infant mortality rate on FAILURE TO
> BREASTFEED.
>
> What can the editor have been thinking? Is this a simple error in
> translation, or an attempt to shock the public and increase readership?
>
> http://athens-olympics-2004.newkerala.com/?action=fullnews&id=31869
>
> I suspect that in fact it is just a commercial and poorly done rehash of a
> real news source and yes, the headline was meant to shock and capture
> readers' attention. Unfortunately, all some people read are the
headlines.
>
>
> Arly Helm, MS, IBCLC
>
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