I'd like to point out that talking about the importance of breastfeeding and
presenting the risks of premature weaning or introduction or foreign foods
need not be a scare tactic and one need not overstate anything. Of course
the way in which information is communicated is important and lay
breastfeeding counsellors in particular are very good at presenting
information sensitively.
Benefits based messages have FAILED as shown in Li's latest research.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Musser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: class/overcoming obstacles to bf


> I would like to add that just like teens who don't appreciate scare
tactics
> when being discouraged from drug use and are put off by overstatement of
> risks, using the risk-based language with new moms can back fire in the
> sense that it can appear that we're overstating the risks for the sake of
> scaring moms to breastfeed.

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