T he P ortland O bserver • J une 4, 1997
Debunking baby formula myths
D e c id in g w h a t to fe e d a b ab y
is o n e o f th e m o st im p o r ta n t d e ­
c is io n s a p a r e n t w ill m a k e .
It ca n a ls o b e o n e o f th e m o st
c o n f u s in g a n d o v e r w h e lm in g d e ­
c is io n
It h a s lo n g b e e n a g r e e d th a t
b re a s tm ilk is a b a b y ’s b e s t s o u rc e
o f n u tr itio n as it c o n ta in s a ll th e
n e c e s s a ry n u trie n ts fo r n o rm al
g ro w th an d d e v e lo p m e n t.
B r e a s tm ilk is w e ll to le r a te d
a n d g e n tle .
H o w e v e r, so m e new m om s
c a n n o t o r c h o o s e n o t to b r e a s t
f e e d , y e t th e y w a n t n o th in g b u t
th e v e ry b e s t fo r th e ir b a b y .
W ith th e m a n y ty p e s o f in fa n t
fo rm u la a v a ila b le an d so m e o f th e
m y th s th a t s u r f a c e r e g a r d in g in ­
fa n t n u tr itio n , p a r e n ts a re o fte n
o v e r w h e lm e d a n d p e r p le x e d .
A c o u p le o f th e c o m m o n
m y th s in c lu d e :
Myth 1: L a c to s e in to le r a n c e
is c o m m o n in b a b ie s a n d s h o u ld
b e s u s p e c te d if a b a b y tu rn s fu ssy
d u r in g fe e d in g an d e s p e c ia lly if
a p a r e n t is la c to s e in to le r a n t.
T r u t h 1: A l t h o u g h a d u l t s
m a y e x p e r ie n c e la c to s e in to l e r ­
a n c e b a b ie s a re u n lik e ly to s u f ­
fe r fro m it. M o st fu ll te rm b a b ie s
a re b o rn w ith th e e n z y m e n e e d e d
to d ig e s t la c to s e .
It is e x tre m e ly ra re th a t a bab y
la c k s th is e n z y m e .
Doctor delivers important message
fy . Lillian M. Beard touches on the value o f milk and good nutrition
fo r babies during a visit to Portland
In fa c t, fe w e r th a n 50 c a s e s
h a v e e v e r b e e n re p o r te d . S h o u ld
a b a b y g e t fu s s y from f e e d in g it
c o u ld be th a t sh e is h a v in g d i f f i ­
c u lty to le r a tin g th e la rg e p r o te in s
fo u n d in m o st b a b y fo rm u la s .
Nurses must deal with
assisted suicide issue
Death and dying controversy affects
professionals beyond the physician
T he ethical and professional
concerns o f nurses dealin g w ith
assisted suicide w ill be the focus
o f a m ajor panel discussion at the
23rd Biennial C onvention o f the
N ational L eague for N u rsin g at
the O regon C o n v e n tio n C e n te r
June 11.
Oregon is the only state permit-
ting physician assisted suicide for the
term inally ill. It w as established
through the death With Dignity Act,
passed by public referendum in 1994.
L egal ch a lle n g es h av e de-
layed im plem entation o f the stat-
ute and assisted suicid e rem ains
a highly controversial issue in the
state.
T he S up rem e C o u rt is ex-
pected to issue rulings on assisted
suicide laws in tw o states in early
June, g en e ratin g in terest in the
panel discussion.
“ T he sessio n is p art o f the
L ea g u e’s effo rts to co n tin u e to
raise the salient issues o f assisted
suicide as they affect health care
professionals beyond the physi-
c i a n ,” sa y s D r. S h e ila R y a n ,
P resident o f the N L N .
A s s o c ia te
D ean
Jane
K irschling o f the S chool o f N urs-
ing at the U niversity o f R oches-
ter will m oderate the panel. Dr.
K irschling, a P rofessor o f N urs-
ing at the O regon H ealth Sciences
U niversity in P ortland from 1984
to 1996. served as a m em ber o f
an O regon H ealth D ecisions and
O re g o n H o s p ic e A s s o c ia tio n
C om m ittee on assisted suicide in
1993_94
She also sat on the Oregon Medi-
a ll th e n e c e s s a r y n u t r i e n t s fo r
t h e i r b a b y ’s h e a l t h y d e v e l o p ­
m e n t,” B e ard sa y s.
In fa n t fo rm u la s p a tte r n e d a f ­
te r b re a s t m ilk . It is th e o n ly r o u ­
tin e s ta rte r fo rm u la w ith th e p r o ­
te in sp e c ia lly b ro k e n d o w n in to
s m a lle r p ie c e s. T h is sp e c ia l p r o ­
c e s s is d e s ig n e d to h e lp re d u c e
th e c h a n c e fo r c o m m o n fe e d in g
p r o b le m s a s s o c ia te d w ith la rg e
p r o te in s to m a k e b a b ie s an d p a r ­
e n ts m u ch h a p p ie r.
M y th 2 : Iro n f o r tif ie d f o r ­
m u la ca n c a u se fu s s in e s s in g e n ­
era l an d c o n s tip a tio n p a rtic u la r in
b a b ie s.
T r u t h 2: T h e re h a v e b ee n no
c lin ic a l s tu d ie s th a t in d ic a te th a t
iro n c a u se s fu s s in e s s o r c o n s tip a ­
tio n in b a b ie s. In fa c t, th e re is a
la ck o f a d v e rs e r e a c tio n s to iron
f o rtifie d fo rm u la
In r e a lity , iro n is an e s s e n tia l
n u tr ie n t in a b a b y ’ s d ie t. It is
c r itic a l th a t in f a n ts re c e iv e a d ­
e q u a te a m o u n ts o f ir o n , e s p e ­
c ia lly in th e firs t 12 m o n th s . It is
a d e v e lo p m e n t s ta g e th a t c a n n o t
be r e c a p tu re d .
S tu d ie s h av e sh o w n th a t iron
is c ru c ia l to th e m e n ta l an d m o ­
to r d e v e lo p m e n t o f c h ild re n . T he
A m e ric a n A c a d e m y o f p e d ia tr ic s
s ta te s th a t th e “ o n ly a c c e p ta b le
a lte r n a tiv e to b re a s t m ilk is iro n -
f o rtifie d in fa n t fo rm u la ."
Force, created in 1994 to recommend
ways for the health care community
to respond to the implementation o f
assisted suicide.
Beginning at 11 AM, the session
consists o f presentations on threesepa-
rate aspects o f assisted suicide and an
open discussion o f the subject. Panel-
ists will include Dr. Barbara a May,
an Associate Professor at the Linfield
College School ofNursing in Portland,
Dr. May examines the N LN ’s re­
cently issued white paper on assisted
suicide, titled “ L ife-T erm in atin g
Choices: A Framework for Nursing
Decision Making,” she served on a
task force that produced the study,
Dr. Bonnie Reagan, a Portland
physician who is also a Registered
Nurse, speaks on assisted suicide is-
sues o f concern to doctors. Kelly T.
Hagan, Esq., an attorney with Cooney
& Crew o f Portland, addresses legal
and legislative battles over the state’s
Death With Dignity Act and the status
o f the Supreme Court’s consideration
o f assisted suicide laws,
None o f the panelists have taken
strong positions for or against assisted
suicide.
The session is one o f the featured
programs at the five-day NLN Con­
vention, which runs from June 7 to II.
O th e r h ig h li g h ts in c lu d e
d e m o n s tr a tio n on h e a lth c a re
te c h n o lo g y by d ig ita l E q u ip -
m e n t c o r p o r a tio n an d p re s e n -
ta tio n o f a s p e c ia l a w a r d to
M a ria h T a y lo r, a f o rm e r w el-
fa re r e c ip ie n t w h o f o u n d e d th e
N o rth P o rtla n d N u rs e P ra c ti-
t i o n e r s C o m m u n i t y H e a lth
C lin ic , k n o w n as “ T h e C lin ic
“ It is im p o rta n t fo r p a re n ts to
r e m e m b e r th a t, fo r th e firs t few
m o n th s , th e d ig e s tiv e sy ste m o f
a n e w b o rn is s till im m a tu re an d
d e lic a te .
W h e n s e l e c t i n g f ro m th e
Good nutrition is so very critical
to a baby’s life, fh e message is being
delivered by Dr. Lillian Beard during
a visit last week to the Portland Ob­
server
Beard has dedicated her life to the
care, health and safety o f infants, chil­
dren and adolescents. She is a practic­
ing pediatrician from Washington,.
D C ., who is currently on a public ser­
vice and promotional campaign across
the country , sponsored by Carnation.
The greatest opportunity for de­
velopment occurs during the first 12
months o f life, she said.
For example, development o f in­
tellect occurs during this period, as the
brain doubles in size. It is widely rec­
ognized that a good start for babies
begins w itli the nutrition obtained from
milk.
Beard says the milk from a baby’s
mother is the most important food for
a newborn.
Carnation makes it products come
as close as it can to the nutritional quali­
ties o f the milk mother nature in­
tended , she explained.
Beard says Carnation wants to
help in the health o f newborns and
can offer a very important and nutri­
tional substitute when it is needed
As part o f the public service cam­
paign, C arnation is launching a
website on the internet for parents.
“CamationBaby.com” provides com­
prehensive information to help alle­
viate fears and support couples as they
proceed down the road o f parenting,
Beard said. The site will be available
starting in August.
"Pregnancy and the arrival o f a
new baby in a family are truly an ex­
citing and special time, however many
parents feel unsure about he many
different aspects o f pregnancy and
caring for a new child," Beard said.
The Carnation baby website is
another vehicle for parents to find the
information they want and need as
they prepare for and start caring for a
baby and will help ease their worries
m a n y in fa n t f o rm u la s a v a ila b le
t o d a y ,” s a y s D r. L illia n B e a rd ,
p r a c tic in g p e d ia tric ia n a n d A s s o ­
c ia te C lin ic a l P ro fe s s o r o f P e d i­
a tric s at th e G e o rg e W a sh in g to n
U n iv e r s ity S c h o o l o f M e d ic in e
an d H e a lth S c ie n c e s.
“ It m a k es se n se for p a re n ts to
c h o o s e a fo rm u la th at is p a tte rn e d
a fte r
th e
g o ld
s ta n d a rd ,
b r e a s t m i l k , is g e n t l e o n t h e ir
b a b y ’s tu m m y , an d still p ro v id e s
Enjoying the Good, Old Summertime
fro lic a n d a fre n z y o f o u td o o r a c ­
tiv itie s fo r c h ild r e n a n d a d o le s ­
c e n ts. A s sc h o o l e n d s , i t ’s tim e to
James L. Phillips, M.D.
r e m in d c h ild r e n , a n d o u r s e lv e s ,
Baylor College of Medicine
ab o u t su m m ertim e hazard s.
Houston, Texas
A s a p e d ia tric ia n a t B a y lo r C o l­
le g e o f M e d ic in e in H o u sto n , I see
S u m m e r v a c a tio n m e a n s fu n , an in c re a se in a c c id e n ts in v o lv in g
p o o l a n d h o w th e lif e g u a r d s a re
tr a in e d . A lso , c o n s id e r e n r o llin g
y o u r c h ild re n in sw im m in g le sso n s
if th e y d o n ’t k n o w h o w to sw im o r
are n ot stro n g sw im m ers.
C h ild ren betw een th e ag es o f 1 and
5 a re th e m o st c o m m o n v ic tim s o f
y o u n g p e o p le d u rin g th e su m m er.
T h e start o f v ac atio n is a g o o d tim e
fo r p a re n ts to ta k e a few p r e c a u ­
tio n s a n d to g o o v e r s a fe ty ru le s
w ith ch ild ren .
V isit n e ig h b o rh o o d p o o ls th a t are
lik e ly to b e u se d by y o u r c h ild re n .
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