Would someone please email me, or put up, Marsha Walker's post on IBFAN and
Action for Corporate Accountability.  The new office in Washington, is
billing itself as IBFAN, so if there is anything to know about it, I would
like the information and I have been away.

Ruth -- its truly disappointing to "lose" a Mom that way -- while I was in
Honduras, Denise emailed me with some questions about the abbreviations in
your post, but really, that was all I knew about it at the time.

It sounds partly as if you were dealing with one of these guys who doesn't
want to cede an iota of power -- I was reminded of that recently by one of
our medical friends from Argentina, who clearly is not in that sitution --
in relation to a post about  a doctor telling a mother she had to ABM feed
for several hours after a polio vaccine because breastmilk would "kill the
vaccine"!

Dany, the health system in Quebec sounds similar to the situations most of
us who work in developing countries face, and that is true in many European
systems, because health care is mainly government supported, except, of
course that Quebec is developed!

The advantage may be that once the decision is made to change the policies,
they are changed. However, I suspect that the pediatric hospital will
probably be surprised to find out all of the "pinpoints"... Children in
Hospitals that has worked with Boston Childrens' Hospital, may be able to
give you some help when you need it.  Email me at
<[log in to unmask]> if you are interested in getting in touch with
them and need an address.

One of the things that may be helpful in both hospitals is to develop an
exit survey to query mothers about the support they get for breastfeeding.
The survey can be used to monitor progress toward the goal of becoming
Mother and Baby Friendly.  I recently translated from Spanish, such a
survey, now being used (not totally systematically, but at least they are
beginning) in 26 hospitals in Honduras.  You might find some questions that
might be of use, let me know if you would like it.








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 activity of making them changes both the maker and the
 destination."  Attributed to John Schaar, University of California.

 Judy Canahuati
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