The Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition has just been informed that the  
governor's office is petitioning the Public Health Council to strike the section 
 banning direct marketing of formula in the new perinatal regulations. There 
will  be a special public meeting of the Public Health Council on Tuesday at 
9:30am in  Downtown Boston.  

The AP has already called me. I wonder how they  found out so fast!. The 
opposing side is stating that it interferes with women's  choice. Many of us will 
be attending this meeting and are disappointed but not  surprised that 
pressure has been applied at the top state levels to make sure  that those bags 
remain a part of childbearing. It is always so interesting how  in the face of a 
preponderance of evidence to the contrary, the companies can  exert enough 
pressure that is not evidence based, just money based, to continue  a practice so 
devastating to breastfeeding.
 
Will keep people informed.
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, Massachusetts

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