Hmmmm, I've always objected to the language of choice in relation to 
the ways that babies are fed, since it often hides what's really 
happening and blames health outcomes on mothers rather than on the 
recommendations they are _not_ receiving from their healthcare 
providers. If we're minding our language, we wouldn't talk about the 
benefits of breastfeeding, eg as Tricia describes:

>"Mother elects exclusive formula feeding after receiving education 
>about the benefits of breastfeeding."

What phraseology could be used instead?  "In the absence of medical 
indication, mothers elects exclusive formula feeding after being 
cautioned about its risks"   ???

This core measure sounds remarkably like the BFHI criteria, where 
mothers who choose not to breastfeed are taken out of the frame so 
that the hospital can still receive accreditation if 80% of mothers 
who _choose_ to breastfeed actually do so.

Pamela Morrison,




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