LLLI Center for Breastfeeding Information
Journal Abstract of the Month for December 2003
"The real breastfeeding issue goes far beyond mere guilt."
Author:Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, IBCLC, RLC.
Colorado Breastfeeding
Update: A Newsletter for Health Care Professionals 2003-10/12;11(4):1
Mothers cannot make informed
decisions without full information. Still, women can know all the risks
of formula-feeding, have the desire to breastfeed, and not breastfeed.
When this happens -- and it often happens -- it is very likely
because of insufficient information and support.
The issue isn't about
guilt. It's about respecting the right of women to make informed
decisions about their own and their children's health.
A woman's decision
not to breastfeed must be respected. But women are routinely deprived
of the chance to decide based on all of the facts. And when they decide
that they want to breastfeed, they routinely face social and institutional
barriers that undermine breastfeeding and increase the risk of illness,
disease, and death for children and women.
This article is being
categorized with the following keywords: Psychology/Women, Professional
Attitudes, Barriers, Formula Concerns, Breast Cancer.
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