Hi all,
I've been nomail for ages, so let me reintroduce myself: I'm a women's
health educator and lactation consultant for two hospitals here in St.
Louis, as well as having a private practice as a professional
speaker/presenter/humorist. I'm also married (23 years!) with 2 sons, 18
& 14, both of whom were bf > 1 1/2 years. I recently was elected to
Lamaze International's Board of Directors, and hope to represent the
professional breastfeeding community through my involvement with the
childbirth arena.
Here is the letter I just sent to the NY Times, reacting to their
article. Feel free to let me know what you think! Will also be sending
notes off to DHHS, & my legislators, as well as local media, as soon as
I can get my "stuff" together.
Glad to be back on Lactnet!
Smiles,
Carol Schlef, RNC, MSW, IBCLC, LCCE
www.humorhealthhugs.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Schlef [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
[log in to unmask]
Sent: Sunday 7 December 2003 1731
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re. Dec 4 article "Breastfeeding Ads Delayed by a Dispute Over
Content"
To the Editor:
(Re. Dec 4 article "Breastfeeding Ads Delayed by a Dispute
Over Content"): Why, exactly, is the simple truth about breastfeeding a
topic of controversy? There is no doubt whatsoever in the pediatric
community that breastfeeding is not just the best but the only truly
healthy method of feeding infants. Depicting honestly the potential
hazards of resorting to other, inferior methods is no more a cause for
concern than depicting honestly the hazards of not wearing
seatbelts-except, perhaps, that there was no well-funded lobby against
seatbelts, as there is with formula manufacturers who have a vested
financial interest in keeping babies on the bottle, whatever their cries
to the contrary.
Sincerely,
Carol L Schlef, RNC, MSW, IBCLC, LCCE
Women's Health Educator
SSM Health Care System
St. Louis, Missouri
***********************************************
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
