Ann, I checked with my priest.  He said he could not imagine what the
hospital people were thinking she was teaching.  How could God's not having
your cycle start during breastfeeding be controlled by the mother?  I
explained the whole "on demand" delaying menstrual cycle better than timed
feedings, but he still could not even get close to being birth control.
And this guy is major conservative when it comes to birth control.  His
only concern was that the story involving what actually was told about the
class to the hospital and what was actually told to the nurse about
stopping the class was accurate.  Hope this helps.

Paula Hart
Charleston, SC

At 04:26 PM 12/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Has anyone heard that using the LA method is against the teachings of
>the Roman Catholic Church?  A hospital run by the RC church here in
>Ohio has banned the teaching of LA after a nurse? complained that birth
>control was being taught.   I had thought that this was a natural method
>of child spacing which would not be opposed by the RC church.  Does
>anyone have any references that I could use to show that the church
>does not oppose the LA method?  TIA
>
>Ann Twiggs, RD, LD, IBCLC
>Columbus, Ohio
>
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