Lobby for Breastfeeding Support
Campaigners for a law to protect a woman's right to breastfeed in public and increased support for breast-feeding lobbied Westminster today. The campaign is backed by actress Emma Thompson:
"So many women are given conflicting information. It is time to get the message across - not only is breastfeeding the perfect beginning for mother and child, but it should be allowed whenever and wherever a mother happens to be."
There are many health benefits for both mother and baby. But only two thirds of women in britain even attempt to breastfeed compared to 98% in sweden. Clare Byam-Cook, a breastfeeding counsellor and author of What to Expect When You are Breastfeeding, said: "The problem is getting worse. The reality is midwives are all too often not teaching women the correct way to breastfeed." A recent Mori poll of 500 new mothers showed that nine out of 10 mothers had difficulties breastfeeding, and a third said the advice they received was not relevant.
Experts have estimated that at least 250 babies are being admitted to hospital each week due to dehydration. This increase in dehydration is due to new mothers being advised not to bottle feed, however there is little advise being given on how to breast-feed. The World Health Organisation recommends that mothers breastfeed their children until they are two.
Yet there is a taboo about breast-feeding in public. Breastfeeding mothers are regularly asked to move from restaurants, cafes, shops and high streets. Even The National Gallery which has plenty of bare breasts on its walls asked a mother to stop breast-feeding. This would certainly explain why half of breastfeeding mothers surveyed by the National Childbirth Trust(NCT) felt embarassed breast-feeding in public. "Normalising breastfeeding and making it acceptable to breastfeed in public is crucial to increasing breastfeeding rates," said Government Minister for Public Health, Melanie Johnson.
It really is a peculiar society which will not allow a woman to breastfeed in public but has lads mags and the daily sport for sale in shops across the country. It is perfectly acceptable to use silicone enhanced breasts to sell anything, anytime or anyplace but nursing mothers must be discreet for fear of upsetting anyone who might be quietly reading their sun or daily sport near them.
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Oregon Mum Breast Feeding Causes Complaints
"So many women are given conflicting information. It is time to get the message across - not only is breastfeeding the perfect beginning for mother and child, but it should be allowed whenever and wherever a mother happens to be."
There are many health benefits for both mother and baby. But only two thirds of women in britain even attempt to breastfeed compared to 98% in sweden. Clare Byam-Cook, a breastfeeding counsellor and author of What to Expect When You are Breastfeeding, said: "The problem is getting worse. The reality is midwives are all too often not teaching women the correct way to breastfeed." A recent Mori poll of 500 new mothers showed that nine out of 10 mothers had difficulties breastfeeding, and a third said the advice they received was not relevant.
Experts have estimated that at least 250 babies are being admitted to hospital each week due to dehydration. This increase in dehydration is due to new mothers being advised not to bottle feed, however there is little advise being given on how to breast-feed. The World Health Organisation recommends that mothers breastfeed their children until they are two.
Yet there is a taboo about breast-feeding in public. Breastfeeding mothers are regularly asked to move from restaurants, cafes, shops and high streets. Even The National Gallery which has plenty of bare breasts on its walls asked a mother to stop breast-feeding. This would certainly explain why half of breastfeeding mothers surveyed by the National Childbirth Trust(NCT) felt embarassed breast-feeding in public. "Normalising breastfeeding and making it acceptable to breastfeed in public is crucial to increasing breastfeeding rates," said Government Minister for Public Health, Melanie Johnson.
It really is a peculiar society which will not allow a woman to breastfeed in public but has lads mags and the daily sport for sale in shops across the country. It is perfectly acceptable to use silicone enhanced breasts to sell anything, anytime or anyplace but nursing mothers must be discreet for fear of upsetting anyone who might be quietly reading their sun or daily sport near them.
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Oregon Mum Breast Feeding Causes Complaints
posted by modestyrocks at Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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