>But the hospital gives its "seal of approval" if it gives out samples.
>Tell me, would your hospital accept money from a cigarette company in
>exchange for putting up a cigarette machine in the wards?  I don't see
>any difference in the two situations.

I related a *simple* comment from a mother I was working with last year. I
was trying to convince her to pump her bountiful supply instead of giving
abm for the weekly outing with hubby.  In response to my assertion of the
hazards of abm, she said, "If formula weren't good for my baby the hospital
wouldn't have given it to me to bring home."

That says it allfor a parent's understanding of our health care system. An
endorsment is an endorsement.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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