Did anyone save the below article that Norma posted about a few weeks ago? I
was away at the time and now it is no longer freely available. If anyone has
it I would love a copy, it's the first article I've seen that has made the
connection that breastfeeding prevents harm to babies in time of disaster in
reference to Katrina.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

>
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=000BB3FD-4EF3-4AE4-A643-186EB394EF65
> Class Teaches Moms-to-be How To Breastfeed With Confidence
> Backus Hospital offering regular monthly meetings
>
> By SUSAN BANNING
> Day Staff Writer
> Published on 9/29/2005
>
> The images from Katrina play like a slide show in our minds, with the
> frame freezing just a little bit longer than usual when we see a
> father holding up his infant and saying, "She needs food!"
>
> As the political football gets tossed around about how the response
> was bungled, this much is true: The dehydrated baby is one sad sight
> that could have absolutely, positively been prevented. Every
> breastfeeding mother watching television who saw that child
> undoubtedly said to herself, "This poor baby would not be starving now
> if her mom was nursing her."
>
>

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