In a message dated 7/21/2005 10:46:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

Does the  lactation community see problems with moms being compensated
> for their  milk?

One argument I've heard is that poor women might be tempted to  sell their
milk instead of giving it to their own babies.  Another is  that women
might be exploited somehow, although I haven't exactly thought  that
theory through.


Dear Friends:
    Mothers that go through the three levels of  screening (serology, 
history, milk pasteurized and cultured) are expected to  give their milk away. I 
wonder about that; could it be a sign of how little  human milk is valued?
    The only country I know of that adds the value of  human milk to its 
Gross National Product is Norway.
    Isn't this one more way that the contribution women  make to the world is 
made invisible?
    warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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