Forwarded from Mary Johnson... "Breastfeeding is a natural "safety net" against the worst effects of poverty. If a child survives the first month of life (the most dangerous period of childhood) *, exclusive breastfeeding goes a long way toward canceling out the health difference between being born into poverty and being born into affluence... it is almost as if breastfeeding takes the infant out of poverty for those first few months in order to give the child a fairer start in life and compensate for the injustice of the world into which it was born. James P. Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF (former exective director)" Thanks. Mary Johnson You can make a difference in the lives of mothers and children by promoting breastfeeding. To learn more about breastfeeding see the following websites: *Information for women. http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/index.htm *AAP statement on breastfeeding: http://www.aap.org/policy/re9729.html Mary B Johnson Breastfeeding Coordinator Minnesota WIC Program Division of Community and Family Health Minnesota Department of Health Phone 651.281.9906 Fax 651.215.8951 Street address: 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 400 St Paul, MN 55101 Mailing address: PO Box 64882 St Paul, MN 55164-0882 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html