Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 We can debate this issue till the "cows come home", and still not find an adequate answer. All women are same all over the world and so are the cows. I do not think that Western cows have any different reaction than Indian cows or vice versa. Should one deprive the poor calf of its rightful milk to feed thousands of babies or adults is again a philosophical issue. It is not merely a matter of Boxers vs Yogis, but of survival of the infants itself. All western babies do not become boxers and all indian babies do not become yogis. One may end up being a yogi or not, but one has to survive first. The neo-natal mortality in India is low in higher socio-economic groups, where proper care of the mother and the baby is taken, and still very high where it is not. The baby weights in India's higher socio-economic groups is comparable to the West, and so is the C-Section rate. The C-Section rate is also higher in the group that is adequately informed prior to delivery, as no body is willing to take a chance with the life of either the mother or the baby, when confronted with fetal distress. Durgesh Mankikar, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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