Again, a good point, Pat. I'll use that arguement.
Hypothetically speaking I'd rather know my child's mass in kilograms to make sure the
nurse was writing down the correct mass. Personally, I don't trust others'
mathematical skills with or without a calculator.
greg
>>> Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-04-29 05:47:47 >>>
Dear Carleton, and All,
There is the same conservatism with babies birth masses in Australia. My
opinion is that this conservatism is due to the need of new mothers to
compare the mass of their new babies with the mass of their mother�s and
grandmother�s babies ? herself included.
In my opinion birthing suites in hospitals should be encouraged to convert
the new grandmother�s (and great grandmother�s baby birth masses to
kilograms.
One argument that you might use to support your views on this is that is in
the clear interest of the new baby that everyone associated with it knows
its mass in kilograms in case a strange nurse needs to treat it with a mass
sensitive treatment. Does the new mother or the new grandmother really want
a treatment (specified in milligrams of treatment per kilogram of baby)
applied to her new 7 lbs. 11 1/4 ozs grandchild by a young nurse who has had
no school experience or training in old units?
--
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
on 2001/04/27 20.18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This is a parents' magazine published in Canada. They have a web site and
> send out an e-mail newsletter. One item featured birth announcements:
>
> 5. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
> http://www.todaysparent.com/birthannounce/index.jsp
>
> Welcome your new little bundle of joy online! Our Birth Announcement section
> makes it easy to share your news by posting the date your baby arrived, as
> well as details of the birth and a photo if you wish. Check out the Birth
> Announcements currently online!
>
> Curious, I went to look. (You have to register and log on to get there.)
> The announcements were all in FFU. I went to the form. It had mandatory
> entries for pounds and ounces (ONLY). For length, the default was inches but
> you could select centimeters if you wanted. (No parent did.) It's been over
> 20 years in the True North Strong and Free. What gives with these parents
> and the web sites and birth announcement systems that cater to them?
>
> Carleton
>
