Sunday, August 13, 2006

Barry Tompkins: Marin keeps abreast of trends (Marin Independent Journal)

I'VE BEEN meaning to talk to you about breasts. Hey, hey, hey, not so fast, this is not the Penthouse Forum. The breasts I'm referring to have made Marin General Hospital number one.
I read in our own Independent Journal this week that Marin General - tune up the trumpets - has been named the most breast-feeding friendly hospital in the state of California. I don't know what that means in the great scheme of things, but the plaque should be interesting.

It seems that 95.4 percent of moms who give birth at MGH breast-feed their little nubbins, and their little nubbins are that much better for it. Ninety-five point four percent! Roll that around in your mind for a while. That's 91Ú2 out of every 10 women who birth at MGH. I don't even want to think about what the other one-half is doing.

And, if you think that's the norm, well, may you be doomed to a life of soy milk.



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