I'm visiting my parents and have come across a book that belonged to my mom (who nursed me for 18 mths): 'Nursing your Baby' by Karen Pryor, 1973 edition. A quote from the book that seemed particularly poignant:
Quote:
This struck me so strongly---it could easily have been written today. Thirty years of lactivism...and yet so little has been accomplished
Quote:
Apathy. Incredible apathy. this is the attitude of the medical profession in America toward breastfeeding. Almost all doctors will give lip service to the idea that breastfeeding is the best way to feed a baby. yet in their own practice most of them continue to discourage or prevent women from breastfeeding. Obstretricians ignore the need to prepare inexperienced mothers. Pediatricians order their favorite formulas for every patient whether the mother wishes to breastfeed or not. |
