BEIJING:
A 3-month-old baby had to be rushed to a hospital and treated for
"drunkenness" in Southwest China's Chongqing city. The child was brought
to the hospital by its mother after she found his baby's face had
turned red and hot, and she felt that he was developing high fever.
At the hospital, a doctor confirmed the baby had become drunk after feeding on breast milk. The baby's mother, Zhang Xin, had taken about half a liter of liquor at a party before nursing the hungry and crying baby, the China News Service said. The doctor said the baby must have been affected by the liquor consumed by the mother.
Breast feeding has proved controversial in certain Chinese provinces in recent months. Some businessmen in south China were reported to be paying high prices to drink milk directly from the breast of women who earned good income out of the venture.
Another controversy involved online sales of homemade "breast milk beauty soap" with sellers claiming that they were made from real breast milk taken from donors. Stalls on online Taobao website claimed the soap protects and whitens the skin of the users.
Some doctors reacted to the online advertising advising people not to trust the claims, and warning them that using such products might result in dangerous bacteria being transferred onto the skin of the users.
The public transport system in Jinhua city of Zhejiang province made news recently by creating a separate, curtained seat for breast feeding mothers. The Jinhua No.2 Public Bus Operation Company explained that women with babies will be given priority but the seat could be used by anyone if no breastfeeding mother was on the bus.
At the hospital, a doctor confirmed the baby had become drunk after feeding on breast milk. The baby's mother, Zhang Xin, had taken about half a liter of liquor at a party before nursing the hungry and crying baby, the China News Service said. The doctor said the baby must have been affected by the liquor consumed by the mother.
Breast feeding has proved controversial in certain Chinese provinces in recent months. Some businessmen in south China were reported to be paying high prices to drink milk directly from the breast of women who earned good income out of the venture.
Another controversy involved online sales of homemade "breast milk beauty soap" with sellers claiming that they were made from real breast milk taken from donors. Stalls on online Taobao website claimed the soap protects and whitens the skin of the users.
Some doctors reacted to the online advertising advising people not to trust the claims, and warning them that using such products might result in dangerous bacteria being transferred onto the skin of the users.
The public transport system in Jinhua city of Zhejiang province made news recently by creating a separate, curtained seat for breast feeding mothers. The Jinhua No.2 Public Bus Operation Company explained that women with babies will be given priority but the seat could be used by anyone if no breastfeeding mother was on the bus.
