Breastfeeding Made Simple Quotes

“Many of us in industrialized countries often act as if we have nothing to learn from developing nations, yet many of these traditional cultures do something extraordinarily right in the way they care for new mothers.”
― Nancy Mohrbacher, Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

“Many of the routines followed in hospitals today were created during a time when formula feeding was the norm.”
― Nancy Mohrbacher, Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

“The truth of the matter is that many health professionals have an intrinsic mistrust of nature. We are taught as pediatricians, for example, that a baby is sick unless proved otherwise. This isn’t usually said in so many words, but it is the message behind what we do. The fear of litigation plays a large part in this. As pediatricians, we’re always assuming the worst,”
― Nancy Mohrbacher, Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

“Rules were needed—otherwise, why would the mother need the doctor? So rules were invented, not only for how to make up formula but also for how often and how long to feed the baby. There were also new rules for child care, rules such as leaving a baby to cry and thus avoiding “spoiling” them by picking them up.”
― Nancy Mohrbacher, Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers