Some of those "benefits" of bottle-feeding are real benefits, to be sure.
But that last one, about cows' milk formula having everything it needs, is
simply and totally untrue.  Notice that there are NO BENEFITS to the baby
from being formula-fed.  As long as the hospital includes the DISADVANTAGES
OF FORMULA-FEEDING along with the accurate advantages, then I see no
problem.  But they MUST say that, while formula-feeding does have some
advantages for the mother, it will also decrease her child's IQ, and
increase the risk for many diseases in childhood and throughout life.

Kathy Dettwyler

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