Suzanne,
This is still awful but hopefully what you've been able to do might help a
little. However, it is the baby who is really suffering and his/her human
rights have been truly violated while s/he is has done nothing wrong. I just
keep hearing in my head the headline "Mother jailed for sleeping with baby"
and I can't understand it. I am pretty sure that this would not happen in
Australia and that it is fairly routine for young babies to stay with their
mothers in jail (though I could be wrong, any other Aussie Lactnetters know
the situation?)
Karleen Gribble
Australia

>
> I want to thank everyone that emailed me w/ help,
> suggestions, and support.  There is some good news:
> After several phone calls and the help of a few
> special social workers, doctors, and this woman's
> family, mom was eventually allowed to have a manual
> pump.  I hope it isn't too late for her. And,  I hope
> there will be a positive outcome from all of this and
> I will offer to do an inservice to the personnel of
> the jail just in case this comes up again.  I'm not
> sure how cooperative the guards will be in allowing
> the transfer of milk to the family, but we can hope.
> Maybe all of us can think of a solution to serve this
> population of women?  It seems that a person looses
> ALL rights when jailed.  But, I see lactation or the
> ability of expressing milk as a basic human right;
> body function.  I did some searching during this and
> found much about the separation of mother and children
> during incarceration and the long term consequences.
> Suzanne Bowes RN, IBCLC
> Medford, OR
>
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