In einer eMail vom 19-7-02 13:54:20 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> I believe one long term way to counter this problem is educate the community
> about the benifits of BF. It is also high time governments put their money
> where it makes most sense and promoted breastfeeding from early on, ideally
> as part of the school curriculum.
>

No, one long term way is to stop seeing breastfeeding as having benefits over
anything alse. Breastfeeding is the norm to which all alternatives will have
to prove themselves acceptable.
We don't state that having a full intra uterine pregnancy has benefits over a
total or partially extra-uterine pregnancy, do we? No, we describe the risks
of having a foetus outside the womb, compared to a healthy inside. If inside
the womb is for any reason not healthy, we first try to improve that and only
if all options are out, we have the baby out to complete prenatal growth in
an incubator. We all know the kind of hazards that poses to a child.

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen  =+=  IBCLC, LLLL, MOM  =+=  primairy school teacher

EUROLAC
breastfeeding information centre and lactation consultant practice
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac




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