In a message dated 8/1/0 9:48:13 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: << i posted about this once long ago, a friend who is a NICU nurse (in another state from me) said that their nicu was heavily endowed - with a grant of a quarter of a million dollars, that is! - by a formula company and they "had" to give out the formula. >> Many hospitals "save" a lot of money by taking gift bags, b/c in return they get free AIM for their nurseries and NICU's. This adds up to a lot of money. They tend to be unwilling to think long-term: if they stopped promoting AIM, then they wouldn't need it for their nurseries, since most mothers would bf. Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html