Infant Dies as a result of a Vegan Mother

23 05 2013

breastfeeding

I received an article this morning about a French couple who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for neglect and killing their 11 month old baby.  The article mentions that the mother was a strict vegan and that the autopsy found the baby suffered from B12 and Vitamin A deficiency.  Very sad story but I believe that charging the parents is not necessarily right, come on, they lost their baby.  I also think that the government is pushing its limits on  this one, however, the story needed to be told and publicized for pregnant woman and raise awareness that what you eat, especially when breastfeeding, does affect the quality of your breast milk.

Any thoughts?  Or corrections? Or comments?