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"Linda J. Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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US Breastfeeding Committee, after MUCH thought and discussion, issued this
statement:

http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Position-Statements/USBC-Donor-Milk-Statement
-2008-06-18.pdf

Responsible, caring (and healthy) mothers are not the only sources who offer
"milk" for sale on the Internet and elsewhere.  

Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
6540 Cedarview Ct, Dayton OH 45459
ph 937-438-9458 / fax 937-438-3228
www.BFLRC.com  
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Burger [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: WHO recommendations on human milk

Dear all:

Here's what I cannot figure out between  the WHO recommendations and the 
squeamishness of certain health care practitioners in terms of human milk.

1) The WHO and UNICEF recommend human milk from a healthy wet nurse or human

milk bank as the 2nd option after expressed milk from the infant's own
mother.

2) The WHO and UNICEF recommend that health care practitioners must educate
parents 
about the risks of feeding methods other than breastfeeding and teach them
to minimize 
the risks of the methods they choose.  

So, doesn't "Withholding information" which is but a small step away from
censorship 
violate those two recommendations?

Furthermore, how does this particular recommendation square with
recommendations on 
fertility treatments which may involve sperm donors, egg donors, surrogacy,
etc.  If we 
applied the same principals none of the fertility clinics that advertise
heavily in Manhattan 
would be able to do so and ONLY if a mother asks about it would she be told
about 
particular procedures (assuming she knows what all of these are).

Finally, since formula is LOWER on the list, we should be putting every
effort into 
assisting parents to safely use the 2nd best option.  As far as I'm
concerned, the 
WHO/UNICEF document is promoting something that is of a higher ethical
standard.

Best, Susan Burger

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