Expert Comment On Breastfeeding "myths"

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Expert comment on breastfeeding “myths” –


The promotion of breastfeeding is coming under fire overseas, with doubts being

raised about the evidence behind claims that breast milk is best.


An American academic, Joan Wolf, has argued that there is no substantial medical

evidence that breastfeeding is better than bottles for babies or their mothers.


Do the claims made about the benefits of breastfeeding stack up?


Are new mothers being fed breastfeeding propaganda?


Are there any risks in not breastfeeding infants?


What does the debate say about the politics of breastfeeding and feminist

ideologies around motherhood?


RMIT University’s Dr Jennifer James is an expert on breastfeeding and human

lactation.


Dr James has frequently commented on infant nutrition, strategies to support

breastfeeding and the marketing of infant formula.


She is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator in the Department of Nursing and

Midwifery at RMIT, where she teaches and coordinates the Graduate Certificate in

Midwifery, Graduate Diploma in Midwifery, Masters of Midwifery and the Graduate

Certificate in Professional Lactation Consultancy. 


Dr James has acted as the consumer representative on the Advisory Panel on the

Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF).


She is currently Vice President of the Australian Lactation Consultants' Association

and has extensive clinical experience.

 

Dr James is available for interview.


For interviews: RMIT University’s Dr Jennifer James, 0411 409 375.


For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, Gosia

Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.

22 July, 2009






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