Breastfeeding Promotional Message: Poll Results
When I counsel a breastfeeding mother, I do not break into a cheer — “Breast is best!” — or launch into a lecture — “Breast milk is the norm; formula is subpar.” My goal is to support the mother. However, there are appropriate times and places to send a breastfeeding advocacy message (government health campaigns, WIC posters, nurse-ins, etc.). The question is, what should that message be? Seventy-five readers voiced their opinion in the poll, with the winner “Breast is best” chosen nearly 2-to-1 over “Breast milk is the norm.”
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4 opinions for Breastfeeding Promotional Message: Poll Results
Breast Pump Reviews
Jan 24, 2008 at 9:46 am
I try to not promote to heavily on the reasons to breastfeed. I ask that they google “reasons to breastfeed” and they will find a wealth of information.
More on the “Breast Is Best” Message
Feb 19, 2008 at 11:20 am
[…] Child Nutrition discusses the flaws of the “breast is best” promotional message that many of us favored in a recent poll. According to a ScienceAlert piece, one of the article authors, doctoral student Nina Berry, argues […]
rahadian
Feb 26, 2008 at 5:16 am
i create my own message when promoting breastfeeeding: “Survival kit for newborn baby”.
What do you think?
Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Feb 26, 2008 at 8:51 am
Love it!
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