>   He said to her, "If you are not going to breastfeed, you
>will have to find a new doctor."  She was taken aback.


Eeeeek! Well, sorry, Pat, I don't think that is 100 per cent 'good news'!

That is not the way to help a pregnant mother in 2 minds about her
feeding options to feel supported, nurtured and encouraged to
breastfeed...isn't it  potentially hurtful?

Of course doctors have a responsibility to inform their patients
about the health aspects of infant feeding - but not by throwing them
off their list, surely : (

A truly bf-friendly doctor thinks of warmer ways of getting the message across.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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