Breastfeeding in the news
A new study shows that while extended breastfeeding favorably affects lung growth in children, breastfeeding by asthmatic mothers may actually hinder lung function later in life. I find this study particularly alarming since I was diagnosed with asthma earlier this year and only developed symptoms after Sam’s birth. Since we’re still nursing I certainly hope I’m not setting him up for a life of inhaler use.
“For children of nonasthmatic mothers, this analysis demonstrates a further benefit of breastfeeding — that is, that longer breastfeeding is associated with enhanced lung growth,” the study authors conclude. “For children of mothers with asthma, it is premature to suggest any change in recommendations to breastfeed their infants given the previously mentioned benefits. Further study is needed to confirm our findings and to determine a biological basis for the relationships observed.”
Cheryl Cruz, a Canadian woman on vacation at Universal Studios in Orlando was threatened and humiliated by security guards who surrounded her and threatened to escort her from the park while she nursed her 10-month-old baby. A spokesman for the theme park says breastfeeding is allowed in the park and that the individuals involved in the incident will apologize to Cruz. The company has already apologized. There is no law against public breastfeeding in Florida.
Also in Florida, Houston’s restaurant has settled a case with Simone Bertucci who was asked to leave the restaurant while breastfeeding her son. Bertucci left the restaurant and nursed her child in the car while the rest of her family remained in the restaurant. She was later compensated for the meal along with a public apology, but Bertucci filed suit to raise public awareness. The restaurant’s parent company settled the night before the hearing was to begin.
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