Hi all,

Here are more references on formula discharge gift packs:

Auerbach K. Discharge milk samples. Pediatrics 1993  Feb; 91(2):518-519  a
letter by Lactnet's own Kathy A on the 1992 Dungy article

Bliss MC, et al. The effect of discharge pack formula and breast pumps on
breastfeeding duration and choice of infant feeding method. Birth 1997 Jun;
24(2):90-97. see also comments by Bliss in Birth 24(4):202

Howard C and FM Howard. Commentary: Discharge packs: how much do they matter?
Birth 1997 Jun; 24(2):198-101

Dungy CI et al. Hospital infant formula discharge packages Do they affect the
duration of breastfeeding? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med  1997 Jul;151(7):724-729

Losch M, et al. Impact of attiudes on maternal decisions regarding regarding
infant feeding. J Pediatr  1995  Apr; 126(4):507-514

Neifert M, et al. Effects of two types of hospital feeding gift packs on
duration of breastfeeding among adolescent mothers. J Adolesc Health Care 1988
Sep; 9(5):411-413

Speer ME. Use of hospital discharge packs-1995. Position of the Texas
Pediatric Society Committee on the Fetus and the Newborn. Tex Med 1996 Sep;
92(9):52-57

Wright A, et al. Changing hospital policies to increase the duration of
breastfeeding. Pediatrics 1996 May; 97(5):669-675

The Dungy article is the one mentioned on Lactnet that says that AIM samples
increase the duration of breastfeeding. YEAH, RIGHT!!! There's more references
on Medline, but lots of these don't have the abstracts available.

Warmly,
Carol Kelley, LLLL
Taylors SC