In the United States today, we expect mothers to do many things to protect the health of their children.
Every state has laws mandating infant car seat use and immunizations.
Mothers are made to feel guilty, and even prosecuted for child abuse, child neglect, or reckless endangerment of a child, when they fail to meet minimum standards of child care. Without question, doctors in the United States often do not have the training they need to properly support breast-feeding, and parents often do not have the information they need about the risks of formula feeding so they can make an informed choice. It seemed just the best and easiest thing to do. He had lost weight, his color was not good, and his skin seemed too loose for his frame. It seemed impossible that I could have failed to notice.