Cathy Liles and I are putting together an article on "The Question of Guilt" as it pertains to breastfeeding and doctor's advice. Please send me your thoughts and comments by private e-mail. I would also appreciate copies of any ads (print copies) or things you see on TV, hear on the radio where guilt is used as a motivating force in other arenas of health care. Here in Texas we have radio ads about not using car seats for infants, and drinking during pregnancy that are incredibly high on the guilt scale. Also, the copy of Prevention magazine that includes the survey on breast cancer prevention (with no mention of bf, my letter is going out this morning) has an ad showing an adorable baby with the overprinting "The only thing worse than having your baby die of AIDS is knowing you could have prevented it." At the bottom they urge pregnant women to get tested for HIV because there are drugs pg women can take that reduce the chance of passing the virus on to the fetus/newborn. Why not one for SIDS, where the small print at the bottom says "Breastfeeding, co-sleeping, back sleeping position, and not letting anyone smoke around your baby all reduce the risk of your baby dying of SIDS." My home address (for print ads/please include source/date) is: 2905 FM 2223 Bryan, TX 77808 Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D. email: [log in to unmask] Anthropology Department phone: (409) 845-5256 Texas A&M University fax: (409) 845-4070 College Station, TX 77843-4352