Barb, I just wrote a scathing article about this awhile ago. It's at
http://www.breastfeedingoutlook.com. In that article, At the very top of
the page, it says, "Click here for....." and if you click there, and go to
Past Editorials, it's there.
There are several studies, and you've sited most, but not all of them. In
the editorial, I tried hard to separate the signal from the noise, if you
know what I mean. The copy on the web isn't very "pretty" but if you think
the "pretty" copy would help, I'll be happy to just mail you the original.
Send your home address to me via private e-mail.
Of course, I scarcely expect that anyone in Rochester would listen to my
voice now, as I seemed to talk until I was hoarse when I practiced there,
and to little avail, for many years.
(And much as I miss Rochester, I most definitely don't miss the snow that
my mother has been reporting lately!!!)
>Help, please. I am fighting the good fight in trying to get formula company
>discharge bags eliminated from my hospital. I wrote a letter to the doctor
>who is the head of the ethics committee. I cited the following references
>to support my position. They want to see the studies that show that
>hospital discharge bags interfere with breastfeeding. I can print out the
>abstracts listed below. Does anybody have any more good studies that I can
>include?
>
>Barbara Berges BS, RN, IBCLC
>Rochester, New York
>
>References:
>
>Adair LS, Popkin BM, Guilkey DK. The duration of breast-feeding; how is it
>affected by biological, sociodemographic, health sector and food industry
>factors? Demography 1993 Feb; 30(1)63-80.
>
>Bergevin Y, Dougherty C, Kramer MS. Do infant formula samples shorten
>duration of breastfeeding? Lancet 1983; 8334(1):1148-1151.
>
>Blomquist, H et al. "Supplementary feeding in the maternity ward shortens
>the duration of breast feeding. Acta Paediatr 1994; 83:1122-1126.
>
>Dungy CI, Christensen-Szakanski J, Losch M, et al. Effect of discharge
>samples on duration of breastfeeding. Pediatr 1992; 90:233-237.
>
>Frank DA, Wirtz SJ, Sorenson JR, et al. Commercial discharge packs and
>breast-feeding counseling: effects on infant-feeding practices in a
>randomized trial. Pediatrics 1987;80:845-854.
>
>International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. WHO & UNICEF
>1981. ISBN 92 4 154160 1.
>
>Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breast-feeding. The Special Role of
>Maternity Services. WHO & UNICEF 1989. ISBN 92 4 156130 0.
>
>Wright A, Rice S, Wells, S. Changing hospital practices to increase the
>duration of breastfeeding. Pediatrics 1996; 97:669-75.
>
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