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Of course, I am extremely saddened by the deaths of the children.
BUT: I am extremely P.O.ed that the situtation could get to that point.
I don't know about how they handle this in other countries, but in the
U.S., once the mother is discharged from the hospital after giving
birth, she is pretty much left to fend for herself. Hillary Clinton
used to talk about "it takes a village." Where is this "village" when
the baby has been crying inconsolably for 16 straight hours and the
mother is at the end of her wits? If the mother reaches out, say, to a
crisis hotline, they are more likely to send the police or DYFS. The
police and DYFS are in the business of punishing parents, not helping
them get through the crisis. Families live further and further away
from each other, so that isn't always an option. My parents are dead,
my inlaws live 80 miles away, my siblings live on the other side of the
country, and all my neighbors had full-time jobs. I was fortunate that
I had my friends in La Leche League, who I could call to at least calm
ME down. Even something simple as putting the baby in the stroller and
going for a walk for half an hour so Mom can take a shower can make a
difference for an overstressed mother. Mothers whose children are older
can be a tremendous help, not only with a little bit of respite, but in
reassuring the new mom that "it happens to all of us, you're not the
only one, and it doesn't mean you're a bad mother." Some kind of
support system for new mothers would go a long way toward preventing
tragedies like this, and preventing a good deal of child abuse.
Tenorlove
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