Comments on: Daniel Edwards’ Angelina Jolie Park Bench Statue Provides Landmark for Public Breastfeeding http://enewschannels.com/2009/08/04/enc8149_141505.php Business, Entertainment and Technology News Fri, 11 May 2012 02:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Loretta McCallister http://enewschannels.com/2009/08/04/enc8149_141505.php#comment-128626 Loretta McCallister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:01:50 +0000 http://enewschannels.com/?p=8149#comment-128626 When I view this sculpture I see a Peaceful mother nurturing her children and providing a gift of life-long immunity. Every baby has the right to breastfeed and a mother who provides this gift is contributing to World Health. Daniel Edwards has given the world a glimpse of the peaceful act of breastfeeding. I would like to clarify some of the statements posted in this article, so that the world is aware of accurate information in regards to the mechanics of breastfeeding. La Leche League International does NOT support Wet nursing or milk sharing. There are safe ways to obtain breast milk from milk banks who do a full screening of its milk donors. In addition there women with HIV that are able to breastfeed safely, there is a whole organization dedicated. Research by Anna Coutsoudis of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and her associates has shown infants exclusively breastfed for up to six months had less risk of HIV infection than infants that were formula-fed, and that the greatest risk for mother-to-child transmission of HIV appears to be from mixed feeding, as opposed to exclusive breastfeeding or exclusive artificial feeding (Coutsoudis 2001). Mastitis is best relieved through frequent nursing by the mother affected along with monitored health care from her provider. Continued breastfeeding is important during a bout of mastitis because weaning would increase the mother's chances of developing a breast abscess. An abscess is more complicated to treat, often requiring surgery to drain the infection. Continued breastfeeding will not be harmful to the infant because the mother is likely to have passed on bacteria from her milk before she experiences symptoms of mastitis (Cantlie, 1988). Thank you for your consideration, Loretta McCallister La Leche League International <em>(Editors' note: verified as originating from the LLLI.)</em> When I view this sculpture I see a Peaceful mother nurturing her children and providing a gift of life-long immunity. Every baby has the right to breastfeed and a mother who provides this gift is contributing to World Health. Daniel Edwards has given the world a glimpse of the peaceful act of breastfeeding.

I would like to clarify some of the statements posted in this article, so that the world is aware of accurate information in regards to the mechanics of breastfeeding.

La Leche League International does NOT support Wet nursing or milk sharing. There are safe ways to obtain breast milk from milk banks who do a full screening of its milk donors.

In addition there women with HIV that are able to breastfeed safely, there is a whole organization dedicated.

Research by Anna Coutsoudis of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and her associates has shown infants exclusively breastfed for up to six months had less risk of HIV infection than infants that were formula-fed, and that the greatest risk for mother-to-child transmission of HIV appears to be from mixed feeding, as opposed to exclusive breastfeeding or exclusive artificial feeding (Coutsoudis 2001).

Mastitis is best relieved through frequent nursing by the mother affected along with monitored health care from her provider.

Continued breastfeeding is important during a bout of mastitis because weaning would increase the mother’s chances of developing a breast abscess. An abscess is more complicated to treat, often requiring surgery to drain the infection.

Continued breastfeeding will not be harmful to the infant because the mother is likely to have passed on bacteria from her milk before she experiences symptoms of mastitis (Cantlie, 1988).

Thank you for your consideration,
Loretta McCallister
La Leche League International

(Editors’ note: verified as originating from the LLLI.)

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