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Breastfeeding Around the World

Breastfeeding's Popularity Varies From Place to Place

By Teri Brown

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Larkin says it is very rare to see breastfeeding in public. "There is so little breastfeeding in public that it's not really commented on," she says. "I doubt anyone would frown on it, though. A few times, I have been told that I'm 'great' to be breastfeeding my baby. I'm amazed that it's not just taken for granted that a woman would feed her child!"

Larkin has run across very few lactation consultants during her work as a doula and doesn't believe that breastfeeding is encouraged much in hospitals. "There seems to be an attitude of 'Well, give it a go, and if it doesn't work, then we can always give the baby a bottle,'" she says.

Larkin is very vocal about the need for reform on this issue in Ireland. "There needs to be a revolution in Ireland as regards breastfeeding," she says. "People who teach ante-natal classes need to be blunt and not so politically correct about the whole issue of breastfeeding. I think education is key. Giving it a go or trying isn't enough. Women need to know that breastfeeding is not their best option; it's really their only healthy option. There needs to be some aggressive campaigning on behalf of our government to help women choose. They also need support when they have difficulties breastfeeding. Every woman should have a consultation with an LC [lactation consultant] within a day of giving birth."

France
St诨anie Bujon is a breastfeeding mother of two from Montrouge, France. According to Bujon, about 50 percent of the mothers in France breastfeed their babies, but 30 percent of those mothers stop after three months.


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