>When someone announces something ludicrous like, "women must drink milk >to make milk" I reply; "Actually, medical studies have shown...and isn't >it a shame that not all health care professionals have the time to keep >up with all of the latest research? And I would say "Gee, I wonder how cows manage to make so much milk when all they eat is GRASS." I find similar problems when I teach. If I teach FACTS AND RESEARCH that go against the cultural beliefs, the students interpret is as MY OPINION. Just Wednesday, on a final exam, one of the questions asked about what is the safest way for a woman to give birth, and the correct answer was "Squatting, or any other position she finds comfortable, in a place where she feels safe, with people she knows and trust, including an experienced midwife." Other choices were things like "By herself." and "In a hospital with an ob/gyn directing the delivery and the use of a fetal monitor." Several students came up and said "Well, I know what your OPINION is . . . " And I said, none too kindly, "The information presented in class is based on research into maternal and child health outcomes. It is not *just my opinion*." Of course, I also had to explain to 6 college students what the world "idealistic" meant in one of the questions. Sigh. Kathy D. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html