I don't want to wee on anyone's bonfire BUT this troubles me "Mothers may not be aware of the threats that infant formula and other supplements pose to their babies. Tainted water used to mix the formula and unsanitary bottles or cups can cause a baby to get sick with diarrhea, which can kill," said Bolles. It suggests that formula feeding is only dangerous because the water/equipment is not clean. Formula feeding is dangerous. Bottle feeding in emergencies is deadly. Formula feeding, even under first world conditions causes a five fold increase in hospital admissions amongst infants for diarrhoea and a two and a half fold increase for pneumonia. Most of those babies who would be admitted to hospital in countries whose citizens have access to universal health care would die in an emergency. The message needs to be "feeding your baby anything but breastmilk causes diarrhoea and pneumonia. If you can't breastfeed your baby, please go to XXX clinic." XXX clinic should then provide relactation/ artificial feeding support (minimising the unavoidable risks by teaching proper preparation and cup feeding). Nina Berry Who learned that there is no such thing as safe artificial feeding in emergencies after Cyclone Nargis in Burma. Australia *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome