(I'm not familiar with this Quebec group, but in a new publication on the effects of alcohol on humans, this quote jumped out at me.  Anyone ever heard this before?)

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2006/24/c6894.html

"Nursing mothers should be aware that the concentration of alcohol in breast
milk is about 10% higher than in the blood, because of the high water content of the milk."

See page 4 of the document:
http://www.educalcool.qc.ca/cgi/upimages/EducFiles/EDUC_brochHumanBody.pdf

"It is now possible to download this edition of the Alcohol and Health
series from the Educ'alcool web site (www.educalcool.qc.ca). You can also
receive it free of charge by calling Educ'alcool at 1-888-ALCOOL1. The
publication is available in several CLSCs and at Société des alcools du Québec
outlets."

A specific publication that deals with pregnancy and nursing, doesn't include the above "fact", but claims that if a mom drinks at the same time as nursing, the baby will get the same amount of alcohol as you do, as it nurses!  I believe Newman and others explain and refute that claim.
See:
http://www.educalcool.qc.ca/cgi/upimages/EducFiles/grossesse_ang.pdf

I believe this non-profit organization is actually sponsored by the alcohol manufacturers and distributors.  The information in this glossy brochure is serious, but boy those full-colour photos sure make drinking look very attractive.  These are all beautiful people in fashionable settings, no drunks in the gutter here! 

Janice Reynolds



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