Monday, June 26, 2006

Inconvenient truths prevail on helmets, drugs, schools (The Detroit News Online)

...The latest medical research is now so strong supporting the importance of breast feeding, some doctors are actually pushing for warnings/disclaimers on formula packages pointing out the physical (and psychological) benefits of nursing. They want to dissuade women from rejecting what medical research shows is best for mother and child.

Various groups are up in arms over this possibility, saying they will make women who choose not to breast feed feel guilty. Certainly, women who cannotdo it feel bad enough. Besides the real medical/physical challenges some women might face, others just don't want to be bothered. That's their choice. However, that does not change our next inconvenient truth: Babies (and moms) are better off when nursing takes place.




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