>On the front page of Canada's national newspaper this morning, Saturday
>being the day on which the most newspapers are sold:
>
>THE PERILS OF SHARING BED WITH BABY.  Andre Picard.  Globe & Mail.
>
>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030718.ubaby0719
>/BNStory/National/?query=bed
>
>!!!!!!!!!
>
>Also, the Canadian Paediatric Society will be issuing new guidelines on
>co-sleeping in the fall.
>
>Barb Strange

And perhaps now we can have a follow-up story on the front page next
Saturday about a mother whose baby died in a crib, and could have
been saved if the mother had been right there next to him.

Silly me - that will never happen!

Any death of a baby is terrible, however, one case (or even a few
selected ones) should not make a population policy. These stories let
emotion get in the way of common sense, but they make a good story,
and that's all the newspaper is worried about.

Joy
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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