It is interesting how differently things are seen
through different eyes/minds?
see below ANJ's Editor perspective on the (uncritical) reporting of "research"
Denise
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: March 2002
Dear Denise,
Thank you very much for taking the trouble to
write. I appreciate your comments.
The ANJ, like most nursing and medical
journals, features many research articles on a variety of topics. The aim
is not to support or refute the research articles featured, but to draw
attention to the fact that the research has been done and, as in this case,
allow debate on the matters brought up.
As with most topics, there are differing views on
child health and I will be publishing comments that disagree with the
Nikolpopoulou research in the May ANJ.
Yours sincerely,
Steven Harulow
Editor
Australian
Nursing Journal
Ph: (03) 9652 0506
Fax: (03) 9652 0567
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:55
AM
Subject: March 2002
Dear ANJ Editor
I am writing to say that I am more than
disappointed with the ANJ (March 2003) uncritically reporting 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.
Rather ANF as an organisation
including maternal and child health professionals should have
refuted this research which shows a basic
lack of understanding of the physiological needs of infants as well as
being counter productive to the promotion, support and encouragement of
effective or demand breastfeeding and the related physiology and life
time health benefits.
The ANF should be setting an example for its members and
fellow health professional organisations in refuting such poorly structured
"research".
It is time that ANF reviewed all their
publications and activities to ensure that they be consistent and maintain
the organisation's espousal support for evidence based programmess such as
the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in this instance!
Yourssincerely
Denise Hynd
RM, RN, BApSc(Nsg
Ed).
