Hello
I went to the page mentions above in an earlier e mail, I thought it was ok,
looked at the links section and it had a e mail to suggest new breastfeeding
links, I e mailed the lady and asked for mine to be added, her is her
response : ((I need help finding the exact page on UNICEF's site that backs
up my quote, I am 100% sure that I copied and pasted it from there but
afterlooking and looking I cant find it! If you can help me , please let me
know! Thanks!
Cindy:
Thank you for writing. I have visited your web site
in the past, however, I will have to politely decline
to link to it.
On the front page it states:
"UNICEF states that 1.5 million babies die each year
as a result of being fed artificial formula, some die
from diarrhea and other intestinal illnesses, some die
from malnutrition because their families can not
afford to purchase formula, and some die from the
illnesses that formula fed babies are more likely to
contract."
You have misquoted the UNICEF's report.
The UNICEF report specifically states:
http://www.unicef.org/ffl/04/6.htm
Unclean bottles and teats can cause illnesses such as
diarrhoea and ear infections. Diarrhoea can be deadly
for babies. Illness is less likely if the bottles and
teats are sterilized in boiling water before each
feed, but bottle-fed babies are still far more
susceptible to diarrhoea and other common infections
than breastfed babies.
Feeding the baby breastmilk substitutes can cause poor
growth or illness if too much or too little water is
added or the water is not clean. It is important to
boil and then cool the water and carefully follow the
directions for mixing breastmilk substitutes."
It further goes on to say:
"No one wants to impose breastfeeding on mothers. When
women have the resources to afford adequate supplies
of formula, safe water and fuel to sterilize bottles
and synthetic nipples, formula may be an appropriate
alternative for those who do not wish to breastfeed."
There are many factors in regards to the 1.5 million
babies who die each year, and it does not solely
reside on the backs of formula. The mass majority die
from improperly cleaned bottles, dilution of formula
and includes both formula fed babies and babies fed
expressed breastmilk.
Misquoting does an injustice to anyone who is not
actively latching their child onto the breast. I have
nothing against giving facts to support breastfeeding,
I do however have an issue with misquoting something
to sound different then what it was intended. I've
done a lot of research on the UNICEF issue, and it was
actually your web site, and that misquote that
prompted me to do so. That misquote does more damage
then you perhaps understand or will ever understand.
I know this from personal experience.
Best regards,
Stacy Carlson
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nurture her - and that includes feeding her in the way that you choose.
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Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC
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