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Lovely Helen,
Pinky
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 2:25
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding and
infant sleep patterns
Dear ANJ Editor
I am writing to say how disappointed/disillusioned I
am that the ANJ (March 2003) has reported on a research project which gives
legitimacy to the idea that we should be working towards increasing the number
of very young infants who sleep through the night. It is these
sorts of articles which add to the confusion by mothers and midwives when
trying to encourage and promote demand breastfeeding in our
society.
The notion that giving 1 week old babies more than 11
feeds per 24 hours could be classed as a "risk factor" requiring behaviour
modification programming is appalling and couterproductive to the child's well
being at a time when breastfeeding is still at the
establishment phase!
Helen Cahill BN
RM
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