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BREASTFEEDING DEBATE PREPARATION

Here are some resources to broaden your knowledge and understanding of breastfeeding in preparation for the debate:

  

The Facts on Breastfeeding 

  

Robyn Thompson

  

  

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

  

  

  

Babymilk Action

  

  

  

  

www.ibfan.org

  

  

  

Breastfeeding basics

  

  

  

  

The World Health Organization

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"Healthy mothers and infants should be able to breastfeed in an essentially painless and low fuss way."

  

"The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation"

  

"We believe that infants who are not receiving breastmilk should have access to formula and that this should include the ingredients proven by independent science to be necessary and beneficial. Ingredients should not be added without proper testing, nor should they be added"

  

"The UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO recommendations currently encourage mothers infected with HIV to breastfeed exclusively"

  

"Breastfeeding Basics is an academic, non-commercial, short course on the fundamentals of breastfeeding. It is geared primarily for the medical practitioner, although anyone is

  

"The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that exclusive breastfeeding should be continued for the first six months of an infant's life."

  

  

  

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Breastfeeding Debate

  

  

Split into 2 groups

Group 1 Debate the advantages and disadvantages of breast feeding. Confine your debate to  the health and well-being of baby and mum. Group 2 observe and make careful notes.

Group 2 Debate the advantages and disadvantages of bottle feeding. Confine your debate to the health and well-being of baby and mum. Group 1 observe and make careful notes.

At the end of the debates each group must reach a consensus on whether they would prefer to advise mothers to bottle feed or breast feed then explain their reasons verbally and in writing.