ESPECIALLY when mothers are promised free supplies and there is frequently 
no formula at the clinic for them...  and the family has no income...
Nan Jolly MB BCh. IBCLC. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa



> My pet peeve is supplying formula for free to HIV+ mothers in > 
> resource-poor settings, on a very grand scale, and counselling them > 
> about their right to choose it, on absolutely NO evidence that it > 
> improves HIV-free survival at 18-24 months compared to _not_ messing > 
> with the breastfeeding.
> Pamela Morrison IBCLC
> Rustington, England
> -------------------------------------
> Or claiming you are saving HIV orphans with breastmilk, but really using 
> most of the breast milk for research purposes.

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