Thanks to Marsha Walker for the update on Dr. Labbok.  I think there are
several vital points which should be emphasized by people promoting her
nomination.  She has published on the subject of a non-violent approach to
fertility regulation (LAM method).  This should help with groups for whom
abortion is an issue.Her involvement with WHO and international public health
issues is vital during an era of diseases which don't respect borders. She
has the connections and the savvy to use those international connections.
 Her emphasis on bfg can be viewed as preventative medicine.  That she
researches issues such as cost effectiveness of bfg is impt. during present
bottom-line discussions and shrinking benefits for ill babies and mothers.
Her focus on maternal-child health is feminism at its most basic level.  And
her very sophisticated meta-analyses should make her the darling of
intellectuals.  She was educated in the South, teaches at a Jesuit university
in Washington.  So she has charm and sophistication and connections with
several regions to help her survive the hearings.  I think she's such a
winner for this job.

I have already begun contacting people about her.  I've talked with the
Natural Family Planning people who have connections with the Catholic Bishop.
 I've informed friends in a Christian missionary society about her.  I've
talked to some folks in a hunger think-tank.  All of us have networks and we
can begin to use them.  I'm going to be mentioning this nomination when I do
speaking presentations.
Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSE,IBCLC  priv. pract. Austin, Tx