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Date: | Tue, 4 Mar 1997 22:01:07 PST |
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I work for a WIC program in the Bronx, NY. I have only been with this agency for a couple of months, but was with another program for 5 years. This program has lots of "stuff" that promotes breastfeeding: Pens, bibs, pencils, magnets, etc. Everything that the client sees says something good about breastfeeding. I think that it goes a long way to promote breastfeeding as the feeding method of choice. No, I don't think that incentives necessarily get women to nurse longer or more often. But I do think that it reiterates the importance of the decision and reminds her of it every time she writes, looks at her refridgerator, spoon feeds her baby, etc.
I think visiblity is the key here. Remember how the "competition" does it. (Oh, if I were rich instead of beautiful................)
Barbara Leshin-Zucker, IBCLC
Highland Mills, NY
Morrisania WIC-Breastfeeding Coordinator
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