Belfast Telegraph Woman 2 Woman: 'Breast is best' but not for us?
Breastfeeding is still a social taboo in some quarters, a new local study shows. Jane Bell reports on Breastfeeding Awareness Week
By Jane Bell
email: jbell@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"PAULA Yates got turfed out of Harrods for doing it. The Speaker won't tolerate it in the chamber of the House of Commons. And one woman had a bucket of dirty water hurled round her for daring to do it near a shopping centre.
What is this terrible social 'crime'? Breastfeeding. This is National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - aimed at pointing out the health benefits, supporting breastfeeding mothers and encouraging social acceptance.
It will be an uphill struggle...."
Thursday, May 15, 2003
spiked-life | Column | Who needs Breastfeeding Awareness Week? Who needs Breastfeeding Awareness Week?
"It's national breastfeeding awareness week - and the moralists have got the teat between their teeth (1).
The UK Department of Health on Monday advised mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively at least for the first six months of their lives, as 'exclusive breastfeeding …provides all the nutrients a baby needs' (2).
This brings the UK's recommendation into line with that of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has won the government friends in the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association, the Royal College of Midwives, and those champions of earth-motherhood, the National Childbirth Trust (NCT); and it has made absolutely clear who the enemy is: those irresponsible formula-milk mothers, who turn to the bottle when things get rough...."
"It's national breastfeeding awareness week - and the moralists have got the teat between their teeth (1).
The UK Department of Health on Monday advised mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively at least for the first six months of their lives, as 'exclusive breastfeeding …provides all the nutrients a baby needs' (2).
This brings the UK's recommendation into line with that of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has won the government friends in the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association, the Royal College of Midwives, and those champions of earth-motherhood, the National Childbirth Trust (NCT); and it has made absolutely clear who the enemy is: those irresponsible formula-milk mothers, who turn to the bottle when things get rough...."
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Dallas Observer | dallasobserver.com | News : Buzz Touching a Nerve,State walks away from breast-feeding case,Compiled by Patrick Williams The Alternative Dallas connection for events, event listings, music reviews, CD reviews, and all of the latest alternative news from the Dallas area. Touching a Nerve
State walks away from breast-feeding case
COMPILED BY PATRICK WILLIAMS
patrick.williams@dallasobserver.com
From the Week of Thursday, April 24, 2003
"Finally, Buzz brings you some sort of good news. The state of Texas, in its all-too-finite wisdom, has bowed to eons of mammalian evolution and decided that breast-feeding your child is not a sign of unfit parenting.
This is particularly good news for Jacqueline Mercado and her boyfriend, Johnny Fernandez, who have regained custody of their 1-year-old son Rodrigo. Last week, Dallas Observer staff writer Thomas Korosec reported ("1-Hour Arrest") how Mercado and Fernandez ran afoul of the law for the dastardly act of taking a photo of their boy suckling at Mercado's breast...."
State walks away from breast-feeding case
COMPILED BY PATRICK WILLIAMS
patrick.williams@dallasobserver.com
From the Week of Thursday, April 24, 2003
"Finally, Buzz brings you some sort of good news. The state of Texas, in its all-too-finite wisdom, has bowed to eons of mammalian evolution and decided that breast-feeding your child is not a sign of unfit parenting.
This is particularly good news for Jacqueline Mercado and her boyfriend, Johnny Fernandez, who have regained custody of their 1-year-old son Rodrigo. Last week, Dallas Observer staff writer Thomas Korosec reported ("1-Hour Arrest") how Mercado and Fernandez ran afoul of the law for the dastardly act of taking a photo of their boy suckling at Mercado's breast...."
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Babies teach chemists the secret of soft skin
It's vernix, a coating formed in the womb, and a synthetic version is on the way
By ANNE McILROY
SCIENCE REPORTER
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 - Page A1
"One of the secrets to babies' smooth, soft skin is the greasy-looking white substance that covers them in the womb, scientists have discovered.
Now researchers are developing a synthetic version of the material, known as vernix, as a miracle moisturizer that also prevents infection and helps heal wounds.
"We were pondering why it is that an infant that spends nine months in a water environment, some of which is urine, can come out with such wonderful skin," says Marty Visscher, a chemist at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital Medical Center...."
[Nothing about breastfeeding here folks, just my eye rolling at the idea of synthetic vernix. Maybe this will keep the nurses from scrubbing "clean" our newborns? - JC]
It's vernix, a coating formed in the womb, and a synthetic version is on the way
By ANNE McILROY
SCIENCE REPORTER
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 - Page A1
"One of the secrets to babies' smooth, soft skin is the greasy-looking white substance that covers them in the womb, scientists have discovered.
Now researchers are developing a synthetic version of the material, known as vernix, as a miracle moisturizer that also prevents infection and helps heal wounds.
"We were pondering why it is that an infant that spends nine months in a water environment, some of which is urine, can come out with such wonderful skin," says Marty Visscher, a chemist at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital Medical Center...."
[Nothing about breastfeeding here folks, just my eye rolling at the idea of synthetic vernix. Maybe this will keep the nurses from scrubbing "clean" our newborns? - JC]
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