Jack Newman wrote:
"As far as doctor bashing is concerned, I feel that some is required. We
cannot just say, after mother after mother is inappropriately advised about
breastfeeding, when doctor after doctor (not Indian doctors) refuse to read
the literature, refuse to even consider changing their ways, despite the
American Academy's guidelines which say otherwise to what they are doing,
"Very good, Dr. X, quite right, thank you for your opinion and I'm sure
this
baby is now much better off on formula". When dialogue is refused, the
weaker person resorts to whatever weapon he can find. I think that would
account for a lot of the doctor bashing you see and object to on Lactnet.
I
think you will also see all sorts of praise of physicians who at least will
take the time to consider an alternate approach."
I'm sad to say it's not just physicians that are frustrating me these
dates-it's nurses and pharmacists too. Try to educate them in a
professional manner is quite the head banging, brow furrowing experience
some days. On another listserv, we're currently discussing the ethics of
accepting gifts grants, etc from formula companies and the few BF zealots
on the list are standing their ground, despite being bashed from time to
time by nay-sayers on this list. Some believe were fanatics, I'm sure.
They don't care what WHO UNICEF or AAP says. They'll continue to eat their
bagels and go to their CE programs. I'm not giving up yet though.
~~~~~~~~~~~>furrowed brow (luv it)
Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Birth and Breastfeeding Resources http://www.childbirth.org/bbfr
Manhattan, KS USA
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