Does breast-feeding make better babies?
Does breast-feeding make better babies? From 2004 to 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ran public service announcements to encourage women to breast-feed. In one advertisement, two pregnant women engaged in a log-rolling contest, a water sport in which competitors try to stay on a moving log longer than the other person. In another ad, a pregnant woman rode a mechanical bull in a bar in front of a roaring crowd. In both advertisements, a pregnant woman experienced a violent spill, which was followed by this text: “You wouldn’t take risks before your baby’s born. Why start after?” An announcer’s voice then beseeched women to breast-feed and rattled off some of the benefits associated with breast-feeding. Is bottle-feeding akin to riding a mechanical bull while pregnant? In today’s mommy wars, in which
