I read a published article during my CLE training that said 50% of doctors
surveyed in the U.S. did not believe that bfg was better than formula
feeding!  To me, that was an ah-ha! of all the problems we have with finding
supportive health professionals.  So what is the answer?  If they won't
believe the information, what can we do?  Just wait for a new improved
generation who learn bfg info in med school?

Michelle Bentley, CLE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Betzold" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:17 PM
Subject: lactation presentations
> The MD presentation was to OB residents.  ...  But overall it was silent
when I asked questions or showed cartoons  and there was even some
animosity.   Most disquieting of all was hearing that one MD stated that, he
couldn't believe my numbers and that discredited me at the get go.  How is
this possible?  I used the Dept of Agricultures numbers, Ball and Wright's
numbers,   Cunninghams and ABM's.  I knew that credibility
> would be a problem so I only used maybe one or two studiesfrom other
non-MD
> sources.
...> What I am not sure of is what seems to trigger most MD's and other
health
> care providers understanding of "how breastfeeding fits into the bigger
> picture,  how powerful breastmilk really is in terms of infant health  and
> how much it truly costs us to make up for this initial lack of use for
human
> milk. "
...
> So Lactnet providers especially MD's what event, what info, what article,
> WHAT ??  seemed to triggered your own understanding of the importance of
> human milk?
...> Chris Betzold NP IBCLC

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