Yep Great points Lara!
Anyone else??
I think that the "benefits of BF" request gives the opportunity for the
weight of literature to be in the report that will go to the govt. These
inquiries rely on the submissions given to them to provide pretty much all
the information...if we want the govt to change things they will need
compelling reasons to do so.
BTW, it is possible to ask for submissions to be kept confidential (if for
eg you share about what you see at work etc or if you live in a small
community) and my experience with another inquiry is that the
confidentiality is entirely respected.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

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Subject: Re: Parliamentary Inquiry in Breastfeeding - LONG


>
> And, as well as education: unequivocal protection across the nation
> for all nursing children to breastfeed in public free of harassment
> of any kind.
>
> And we need a FULL implementation of the entire Code in law, not the
> abridged, toothless voluntary-code version addressing only infant
> formula marketing.
>
> Maybe I'm an optimist, but I'd like to add across-the-board paid
> maternity leave, at least three months in length (moving to six
> months or more in the longer term), mandated availability of
> lactation breaks (feeding or expressing) in workplaces, strategies to
> make quality breast pumps readily available to all women with sick/
> preemie babies, and strategies to improve the availability of local
> workplace childcares so that children have access to breastfeeding in
> a mother's break time.
>
> Is there some reason, does anyone know, that this call for
> submissions has as one of its focuses, "The extent of the health
> benefits of breastfeeding"? Quite apart from the Weissingerisation
> issue, do we _really_ need another examination of whether
> breastfeeding really is best, or can we move on to implementation of
> support strategies instead of re-inventing the wheel yet again?
>
> Lara Hopkins
>
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