>I'm looking for information from people outside the United States.  I'd
>like to know what sort of laws or programs are in place in your country
>regarding breastfeeding advocacy and/or marketing ABM.  Stuff like the
>American Academy of Pediatrics policy or the Healthy People 2010 (US
>Dept of Health and Human Services) goals for increasing bf rates.  If
>you have references or (even better) web links, to go with your
>information please pass them on, too.  This doesn't have to be real
>detailed.  Just some info to beef up an article I'm working on.  I want
>to make it clear that breastfeeding is a health
>issue, not a lifestyle choice.
>
>Thanks ~ Heidi


Heidi, go to Baby Milk Action's website for info on UK law.
http://www.babymilkaction.org

But I am curious about your last sentence - surely breastfeeding is very
clearly a lifestyle choice in many ways.  I don't see why we cannot
acknowledge this and accept it, and even encourage it.  What is 'wrong'
about making a lifestyle choice to breastfeed? Health providers will get
nowhere (IMHO) emphasising health benefits to the exclusion of the many
social and lifestyle factors that influence parental decision-making.


Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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