>
> Breastfeeding makes waves
>
> March 5 2003
> By Carol Nader
>
> Picture: JOHN WOUDSTRA
> Jan Allison and her 15-month-old daughter Bhavani.
>
> The rule might have seemed clear enough: no food and drink in the swimming
> pool.
>
> But when 15-month-old Bhavani Allison started sucking on her mother's breast
> in the shallows of a public pool in Melbourne's south-east this week, things
> became confused.
>
> Bhavani's feast was interrupted by a pool attendant who confronted her mother,
> Jan Allison, pointing out that food and drink was banned in the water....

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/04/1046540188137.html


Goodness, breastfeeding in public is certainly in the news in Australia this
week!

According to the article, the YMCA has apologized and indicated its policies
were misinterpreted: "Victorian YMCA chief executive Peter Burns said the
main concern was for the baby's health. "The issue for us was more about
alerting her to the very minor potential for cross-infection from a baby
swallowing some water," he said. "We subscribe to the Australian
Breastfeeding Association policy on breastfeeding, which in part says a baby
has the right to be breastfed wherever and whenever necessary," he said."

Folks working on this issue in Australia, please feel free to use as a
resource the excellent report written by Barb Strange:
>
> Breastfeeding at Municipal Pools in Canada
> A Report from the Breastfeeding Action Committee of Edmonton
> August 16, 2002
> Prepared on behalf of the Breastfeeding Action Committee of Edmonton
>
> By Barb Strange, BSc, RN, BN, LLB, IBCLC (International Board Certified
> Lactation Consultant)

-- Jodine Chase
>

There's a link from our web site: http://www.edmontonbreastfeeds.org/

-- Jodine Chase

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