Well an IBCLC can work for an infant formula manufacturer and not be
breaching the code of ethics (as per IBCLE or ILCA website, can't remember
which right now) so the answer, anything goes pretty much!

My speculation....I wonder whether in the US where the $$ rules (never been
there myself but certainly that's my impression as an outsider looking in)
whether this is perhaps the only way that donor milk would get the publicity
and $$ needed to get widespread usage. I wonder if this will get those
numbers fixated Drs on board and get the hospital system on board and get
the, all so important in the US, insurance companies on board and get
"special" donor milk truly widely available to very sick babies and perhaps
get the "generic" donor milk truly widely available to the healthy babies
whose mothers cannot give them milk. Maybe??? Maybe other repercussions???
no doubt, just what I'm not sure. It does get tricky! Maybe mothers should
be paid??? (Rachael, how is that managed in Norway, re making sure that the
babies of mothers who are donating milk do not harm their babies eg not give
the milk to their babies but donate it?)

What's that about where fools walk???

Karleen Gribble
Australia


 And,
> if an IBCLC does work for this company what about the ethics related to
> that?  Where does IBLCE stand on the ethics issue in this situation?

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