In a message dated 2/4/2005 6:52:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

I said  healthcare systems ' have really 
minimal impact, by themselves,  on  health outomes, which are largely 
predicted, and predictable, by social  and economic circumstances.'



Dear Friends:
    Actually, in the US, healthcare systems have a  powerful impact on health 
outcomes in a negative way. People die because  emergency rooms get full and 
won't receive any new clients; ambulances drive  around town sometimes, 
looking for a hospital that will receive a client.  Medical mistakes are a leading 
cause of death and disability.
    Poor maternal-child practices in healthcare systems  make breastfeeding 
very difficult for many mothers and babies.
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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