> Dear members of lactnet,
>
> I am working as a volunteer for a breast feeding organization and I have
> a seat in the Belgium Federal Breast Feeding Comity. A while ago the
> Belgium Health Minister asked the comity about the influence of free
> samples of formula which are very often given to young mothers. There is
> a law in Belgium, which does not allow presenting free samples to
> mothers, but it is hardly controlled.
>
> Some people in the comity where looking for studies, but I guess they
> where not taking much time for it. The president found a review of 9
> studies which came to the conclusion that commercial discharge packages
> have a negative influence on breast feeding numbers, but that it does
> not matter if they contain free samples of formula or not.
>
> Here in Belgium there are given a lot of commercial discharge packages,
> but they anyway do not contain formula. They do contain pacifiers,
> sometimes bottles, glasses of solids for babies older than 4 month and
> advertisements for formula for babies older than 4 month. The free
> samples of formula for babies less than 4 month the mothers get from
> doctors and nurses in the maternity or at the consultation office for
> the young child.
>
> Because the minister is getting inpatient and the comity really wants to
> make work from it we are looking urgent for studies, which proof, that
> free samples of formula have a negative effect on breast feeding. The
> way that they get to the mother, form health care professionals or in
> the commercial discharge packages, is not so important for the Belgium
> situation.
>
> I would be very thankful if some of you could provide me with
> information about such studies. Links, abstracts, full studies,
> everything is welcome.
> Please mail to: [log in to unmask]
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> Warm greetings,
> Christine Van Den Broecke
> Belgium
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