Five Damaging Myths about Breastfeeding and Poverty
October 15, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding
Welcome Blog Action Day and Carnival of Breastfeeding readers! As thousands of bloggers around the world reflect on the topic of poverty, Breastfeeding 1-2-3 and other breastfeeding carnival participants (see links at the end of this post) are discussing poverty as it relates to the topic of breastfeeding.
Myths about Breastfeeding and Poverty
1. Myth: If a breastfeeding woman is malnourished due to poverty, she should be told to wean and be given formula for her baby.
Blog for Action on Poverty
September 30, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, carnival
The upcoming October Carnival of Breastfeeding is timed to coincide with Blog Action Day on October 15, 2008. On Blog Action Day, thousands of bloggers write posts on the same general topic yet tailor them to the specific subject of each blog. The Blog Action Day 2008 website says:
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
As of today nearly 5,000 blogs with 10,000,000 readers have signed up to participate! …read more
