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Case is Closed: Breast is Best
Case is Closed: Breast is Best
Peggy O’Mara sets the record straight
Santa Fe, NM- Peggy O’Mara, the publisher, editor and owner of Mothering magazine ( www.mothering.com) for 33 years and the most respected voice in natural parenting, has written an editorial piece that directly responds to Hanna Rosin’s article in the Atlanta Monthly, “The Case Against Breatsfeeding” http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/case-against-breastfeeding .
O’Mara’s editorial, “Case is Closed: Breast is Best”, is dauntingly authoritative, with a truly impressive marshalling of facts as well. It also puts the issue in the larger context of human rights and economics.
Excerpt:
Hanna Rosin’s article exposes the dichotomy between the high value we place on breastfeeding and the low value we place on mothering, but it is cowardly to blame breastfeeding. Slandering breastfeeding because our society makes it inconvenient is like vacillating on equal pay for women because it’s difficult to achieve.
To review the entire article go to http://mothering.com/guest_editors/quiet_place/quiet_place.html
Peggy O’Mara (www.mothering.com), has been the editor and publisher of Mothering magazine for 33 years, and is author of Natural Family Living , Having a Baby, Naturally , and editor of Vaccinations: The Issue of Our Times . A dynamic speaker, she has lectured and conducted workshops in conjunction with organizations such as the Omega Institute, Esalen, La Leche International, and Bioneers. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs and has been featured in national publications including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Mother Earth News, and Utne Magazine.
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