Jo-Anne, Thanks for the very timely comments you wrote on Lactnet regarding respect for choice. We all feel strongly about the importance of breastfeeding. We all hate what is happening with birth and breastfeeding and health care in general in our society. We see a decline in the quality of birth and breastfeeding, and we want to do something to help, sometimes anything at all. For that reason we began to feel we can tell the mother what to do and that will be the reason she steps out and "goes against" her health care providers. I like the idea that we assume a low self esteem for these mothers. If something goes wrong and there is a problem with the birth, the baby or the breastfeeding, because they have followed orders, the fault is not their own. If they had stepped out and done things differently than their provider commanded, then if something goes wrong, the fault is their own. Some women can't imagine that possibility and feel much safer just going along. This frustrates those of us who are more educated, but would be a very difficult step for many women, this thinking and even moving outside the box. Ann Calandro, RNC, IBCLC *********************************************** 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