Dr. Louise asked:

<<<The problem is...some doctors and nurses feel we should not let the
mother start breastfeeding if we know there will be no important and
secure significant other at home afterwards, this for the child's
safety. Mom knows her baby is being screened and that child protective
services could remove the baby from her because of illegal drug
consumption, so many prefer bf to bottle to avoid this.

I believe those moms and babies could benefit from bf, closeness,
importance of the attachment to the newborn, etc...even with the drug in
their milk, but I am also aware that most of those kids are then removed
from their moms during the first few months because of failure to thrive
or negligence,...>>>

Above all, it is the mother's decision.

Annelies Bon         http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/abon/bfbronnen.html
breastfeeding counsellor of the Dutch bf org "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"
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