Friday, September 22, 2006

Jamaica Gleaner News - LETTER OF THE DAY - Breastfeeding yes, but more maternity leave - Friday | September 22, 2006

The Editor, Sir:

I read with interest the article 'More breast milk, less psychos' published in The Gleaner of Tuesday, September 19. In this article, Dr. Eva Lewis-Fuller, director of family health services in the Ministry of Health, states, "mothers who breastfeed their babies for up to six months or more are less likely to raise children who are psychopaths."

While I endorse Dr. Eva Lewis-Fuller statements on the importance of breast milk to the emotional, mental and physical development of children, as a mother I am deeply concerned about this correlation with access to maternity leave.



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