Dear Cheryl If you ask me these pro C/S arguements are similar to those for regime (Bottle) feeding and Controlled Crying in that they do not understand or accept the primacy of the phyisiological let alone emotional needs of the baby but ride on the false convenience of adults and fear of babies to take over their mother's lives ??
Try quoting from Prof Stanley (on Enough Rope in 2003) "It is now very, very obvious from all the research that if you don't nurture a child properly, respond to it's crying in a certain way, comfort it in certain ways, even from the very first year of that child's existence, then patterns of responses are laid down. The circuits in the brain are developed that actually lead to. you know, psychological problems, behavioural problems. The hormones do not get turned on at the right time, the brain connections are not made. And so in fact it's very, very important. Perhaps we knew about this intuitively before and we've somehow forgotten it now in modern society. Children have fallen off the agenda. But this incredibly rich time for brain development starts in utero, when you're pregnant with a baby, and it goes on for the first 8, 10 years with incredible development still occurring through the teenage years." Also politicians,other media and many authoritative figures and health professionals are currently proffering concepts of community based solutions which support individuals and families taking personal responsibility for health and effective parenting (as per NMAP) as a means of addressing many social problems. Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:12 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Ann Peacock defends Liz & Tracey > Reading my paper over breakfast, we find a half page spread from Ann Peacock > (Herald Sun - Melbourne, p 118) giving full credit to 60 mins and co. And > from her personal experience having had a emergency LUSCS for her first > child, naturally with the safety of No 2 baby in mind, booked straight in > for another LUSCS! Her quote "Mothering happens after the birth, in case no > one has noticed." > > You can contact her on > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cheryl > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a Virgin Credit Card and win an adventure: > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;8661322;9498324;s?http://www.promo.com.au/virgincreditcard/firstbirthday/track.cfm?source=N92 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
