re: U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials

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I'm sure there's some sort of political agenda attached to the resolution.

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The resolution called for a complete ban on formula and other artificial infant breast-milk alternatives. On economic freedom grounds alone, the resolution was indefensible.

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The resolution called for a complete ban on formula and other artificial infant breast-milk alternatives.

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Well that's good since a healthy percentage of women have anatomical or other issues that prevent healthy breastfeeding.

I guess those kids will just starve.

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99.999% of mothers would be delighted to successfully breast feed. Formula is expensive.

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I agree for the most part but people in general are completely ignorant about how much healthier breast feeding is. It is tied to everything from immune health to brain development.

Same thing applies for vaginal vs c section births. Vaginal is so much better for many reasons but many have no clue.

We shouldn't be telling women what to do with their bodies, right? Right?

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I agree for the most part but people in general are completely ignorant about how much healthier breast feeding is. It is tied to everything from immune health to brain development.

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You need to look at some of the most recent research. There are slight benefits for the child but they are really not all that staggering and really aren't apparent outside of immune system development.

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Same thing applies for vaginal vs c section births. Vaginal is so much better for many reasons but many have no clue.

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This is anti-science bullshite. Yes, vaginal delivers are better for the mother if everything is normal. But the C-Section is arguably the greatest innovation for women in history. It allows the safe delivery of a child that would otherwise pose extreme risk for both maternal and fetal demise. The risk of severe outcomes in C-Section is less than 1% higher than in a vaginal delivery when other factors are held constant. And both are extremely, extremely low. Prior to modern obstetrics, including C-sections, childbirth was the #1 killer of women with about 1.5-2% of all childbirths resulting in maternal demise.

Antonio slinging facts up in here.

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The resolution called for a complete ban on formula and other artificial infant breast-milk alternatives.

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Really? Where in the article did it say that?

Boils down to this: a lot of socialists don't want to spend money on formula so they are pushing breastfeeding as the only legitimate source of infant nutrition.

There are a lot of women who can't breastfeed and shouldn't be treated as bad mothers because they use a substitute.

Also the article is very biased. They went on to trash the Trump admin for opposing modifications to patent law (saying it is due to being in the pockets of big business) while ignoring the incentives to pharma investment and research that patents provide.

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The resolution called for a complete ban on formula and other artificial infant breast-milk alternatives.

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Jesus, if this is true, nuke the UN, they can't be saved.

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Don’t bring those facts here. What about muh anecdotal evidence?

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Sorry.


So, like, my doolah, who didn't graduate from high school but did get her online certification, she like, says that even though the doctor says that my baby is frank breech and his hearttones are deceling and we should do a crash that, like, we should instead just wait and do some breathing exercises to make everything zen and see how it all goes. Cause, like, I don't want my baby to come into a world of chaos and totally mess up his aura.