U-S
U-S DELEGATES TO THE WORLD HEALTH
WORLD HEALTH
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>>> TONIGHT BREAST MILK AND POLITICS COLLIDE.
POLITICS COLLIDE. YOU JUST DON'T SAY THAT EVERY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. ANY WAY A NEW REPORT SAYS U.S.
DELEGATES TO THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION PUSHED TO SCRAP A
RESOLUTION MEANT TO ENCOURAGE
BREAST-FEEDING IN
BREAST-FEEDING IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIS.
UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIS. >> THIS ONE IS A HEAD
SCRATCHER.
SCRATCHER. THE BABY FORMULA IS WORTH $70
BILLION.
BILLION.
BILLION. THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S TRUE. BREAST-FEEDING HAS BECOME MORE
POPULAR AND MORE DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES, THE CASE FOR 30
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. SO
YEARS. SO WE WANTED TO READDRESS THE
QUESTION WE ALREADY KNOW THE
ANSWER TO, BUT WE WANTED TO
BRUSH UP ON IT, WHICH IS
BETTER, BREAST MILK OR FORMULA.
>>
>> Reporter: PARENTING IS A GIFT AND IT COMES WITH A TITLE
WAVE OF DECISIONS.
MOMS HAVE TO DETERMINE WHICH IS
BEST.
BEST.
BEST. BREAST-FEEDING FORMULA OR BOTH.
>> IT IS A HIGHLY EMOTIONALLY
CHARGED TOPIC THAT IS FOR SURE.
I TRY TO TAKE THE LENS OF
WHAT'S THE BEST THING FOR THE
BABY.
BABY.
BABY. >>
BABY. >> Reporter: THE NEW YORK TIMES
REPORTS THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION WANTED TO WATER
DOWN AN INTERNATIONAL
RESOLUTION PROMOTING BREAST-
FEEDING.
FEEDING.
FEEDING. THE REPORT CLAIMS U.S.
OFFICIALS FOUGHT AGAINST
LANGUAGE THAT ALL GOVERNMENT
SHOULD, "PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND
SUPPORT BREAST-FEEDING."
SUPPORT BREAST-FEEDING." DR. GIGI TALLA CHIEF OF
PEDIATRICS IN MINNESOTA.
>> IT IS PRETTY DISAPPOINTING
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS, ALL THE ACADEMIES
FOR OB/GYN, FAMILY PRACTICE,
THE CDC, THE WHL, WHO THEY ALL
SUPPORT AND PROMOTE BREAST-
FEEDING.
FEEDING.
FEEDING. SO SHOULD WE.
>> Reporter: THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS
THE BAD WHEN IT COMES TO BREAST-
FEEDING.
FEEDING.
FEEDING. >> IT IS THE PERFECT NUTRITION
FOR BABIES.
FOR BABIES. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED IN
ORDER TO GROW.
IT CHANGES BASED ON WHAT BABIES
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. IF
NEED. IF BABIES ARE GOING THROUGH A
GROWTH SPURT, THE AMOUNT OF
CALORIE DENSITY AND THE
COMPENSATION OF WHAT'S NEEDED
IN BREAST MILK WILL ALSO CHANGE
IN ORDER TO MEET WHAT IS NEEDED
FOR GROWTH.
FOR GROWTH. >> Reporter: THE REPORT ALLEGES
THE U.S. THREATENED COUNTRIES
OVER THE RESOLUTION, WHICH
EVENTUALLY PASSED.
EVENTUALLY PASSED. BUT IN A TWEET, PRESIDENT TRUMP
DENIES THE REPORT.
HE SAID IN PART, "THE U.S.
STRONGLY SUPPORTS BREAST-
FEEDING, BUT WE DON'T BELIEVE
WOMEN SHOULD BE DENIED ACCESS
TO FORMULA.
TO FORMULA. MANY WOMEN NEED THIS OPTION
BECAUSE OF MALNUTRITION AND
POVERTY."
POVERTY."
POVERTY." >> PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SAY
THAT MOMS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE
AND AGREED ALL MOMS SHOULD HAVE
A CHOICE.
A CHOICE.
A CHOICE. BUT BREAST MILK REALLY IS BEST.
IT IS HEALTHIEST FOR YOUR BABY.
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW
CONTRADICTIONS FOR WHEN MOMS
SHOULDN'T BREAST-FEED.
SHOULDN'T BREAST-FEED. HIV MIGHT BE ONE OF THEM.
CERTAIN MEDICATIONS THAT MOMS
ARE TAKING THAT FIGHT BE AN
INDICATION TO BREAST-FEEDING.
IF MOMS ARE SICK THEMSELVES.
BREAST MILK HAS GOTTEN
ANTIBODIES AND ALL SORTS OF
PROTECTIVE FEATURES TO KEEP
BABIES AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW, SOME STUDIES WILL
ACTUALLY SHOW YOU CAN DECREASE
THE AMOUNT OF EAR INFECTIONS BY
50% TO 60% JUST BY BREAST-
FEEDING AS COMPARED TO FORMULA
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. >>
ALONE. >> WE WOULDN'T WANT MOMS TO
FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE
OFFERING TO THEIR BABIES FOR
GROWTH.
GROWTH.
GROWTH. NUTRITION AND, YOU KNOW,
FORMULA IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S A WONDERFUL SUBSTITUTION.
BUT BREAST MILK IS BEST.
>> YEAH, IT'S THAT COLLISION
THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT RIGHT IN
THE BEGINNING.
THE BEGINNING. IT WAS CONFUSING A LITTLE BIT
WHEN THE PRESIDENT CAME OUT
WITH THAT TWEET BECAUSE IT
COMPLETELY NEGATED.
COMPLETELY NEGATED. IT WASN'T JUST THE NEW YORK
TIMES, BUT EVERYONE DID THE
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. THERE WERE 30 NATIONAL STORIES
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. SO MAYBE HE WOULD HAVE SOME
LOSS IN TRANSLATION MOMENTS
WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS OR THEY
THREATENED TO PULL FUNDING FROM
SEVERAL COUNTRIES IF THEY
DIDN'T CHANGE THE LANGUAGE
ABOUT BREAST-FEEDING.
ABOUT BREAST-FEEDING. IT'S LIKE THERE WERE MULTIPLE
SOURCES WHO REPORTED THAT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. WE COULD REST ASSURE THAT
HAPPENED AND IF IT WAS AGAIN
LOSS IN TRANSLATION, THANKFULLY
CLEARED UP.
CLEARED UP. BUT AS THEY POINTED OUT, IT
WENT ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE.
NO ONE WAS SIDING WITH THE U.S.
ON THAT IDEA.
>> SIDE NOTE AND PRO TIP, THEY
HAD AN EYE INFECTION ONCE.
PUT BREAST MILK IN THE DOG'S
EYE.
EYE.
EYE. CLEARED UP IN AN HOUR.
SOME SAY IT IS NOT