Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id PAA14173; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:50:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:50:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <19981103205211489.AAA173@w165.benton.org> Errors-To: azaheer@famlit.org Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jan Richter <jan@benton.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1752] Re: Breastfeeding - Challenges and X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 The American Academy of Pediatrics has posted info on breastfeeding in response to the anxieties the Chicago Hope show might have raised. It is posted at http://www.aap.org/visit/brmdalt.htm. Jan At 04:34 PM 10/22/98 -0400, you wrote: >Dear NIFL family and health list subscribers, > >I received the following post from Cooperative Extension at Penn State. In >case you run into parents who have seen the show and have questions, you'll >know why... > >Barb Van Horn >NIFL-workplace moderator >BLV1@psu.edu > >EFNEP Agents, Unit coordinators and other Breastfeeding supporters: > >The TV show Chicago Hope is supposed to be airing a story **TONIGHT, Oct. >21** with a breastfed baby dying of dehydration, supposedly due to poor >breastfeeding management. We can assume this will have at least some >negative effect. Use this as an opportunity! The PA Breastfeeding >Coalition has taken some steps to head off the potential negativism and >provide factual information. We need to be prepared to do the same. > >Medela has made available a VNR (Video News Releases) to CBS affiliates, >but we need to encourage local CBS stations to air this VNR as soon as >possible. It is called "Breastfeeding Update: Is Baby Getting Enough" I >saw it today and it is a 2 minute spot, very nicely done. There are >shorter segments on the same tape, as many places won't use two minutes of >ANYTHING. > >If you get questions or have the opportunity to use this as a starting >point for discussion, remember that for the 3-10 day old infant, 6-10 wet >and/or soiled diapers daily, nursing at least 8 times in 24 hours, and >hearing swallowing during nursing are indications that an infant is getting >the nourishment needed to prevent dehydration and to grow. Remember also >that the old information about limiting time at the breast to 3-5 minutes >is NOT CORRECT. Keep baby nursing for 10 minutes each side if possible. >They more Mom nurses, the more milk she makes. > >Thanks for your help. > >Judy > > *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* > Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program > *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.* >Judith Heald, MS, RD >email: jwh6@psu.edu >401 Agricultural Administration >University Park, PA 16802 >(814) 863-1787 FAX: (814) 863-7776 > > >"Take the 5 A Day Challenge: Taste A World of Variety" > > >
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