Dear lactnet members,

The news of the pollutants in breastmilk from UK arouse quite a big
discussion in HK. Many phone calls to breastfeeding mothers' association to
ask it still safe to nurse. Almost no health professional has say a word in
the media on this issue. They rang me for any good / appropriate response
to this concern. Up to my understanding on the advantages of breastmilk and
the risk of artifical feed, I told them my answer is uptill now, studies
still tell the health of artifical feeding infants and the sebsequent
mortality and mobitity is much higher than breastfed babies.

The study In UK is not alarm us the possible risk to continue breastfeed,
but the environmental harzards to the community where the study was done to
ALL people there.

Another point is can any one tell me any webpage can i find more
information in environmental contamination and food and breastmilk /
pregnancy.

Thanks.
Christine LAM IBCLC

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