I received the following vote for the TOS (The Other Stuff) Survey:

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My personal favorite is the simple Breast MIlk Substitute... However,
my colleague,  is stuck on Commercial Baby Milk.... Now the BIG "HOWEVER":
 in order to be able to talk to my less baby-friendly health care provider
colleagues without them shutting me off before I've said anything I still
find that "formula" is the acceptable thing to call it.  I've been told (read
reprimanded) recently that our hospital's vision is to remain neutral in
regards to infant feeding choices......yes, I get indigestion every time I
think about that little phrase.  But they want to make sure I (and my LC
dolleagues don"t feel like the administration are trying to restrain our
activities.
Amazing how many faces these folks have...SIGH!
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I am amazed, "The hospital will remain neutral......" Well I quess we know
where they stand on the Baby Friendly Issue.

Do they remain neutral about smoking in the hospital?
Do they remain neutral about serving high fat diets for their heart patients?
Do they remain neutral about drinking alcohol for their substance abuse
patients?
Do they remain neutral about infant care seats for children leaving the
hospital?
Do they remain neutral about domestic spouse or child abuse that they
discover?

They need to have a "Wake Up Call" and realize they can promote Breastfeeding
without having to degrade the bottle feeders.  I wonder are they truly
neutral in this area?
Do they allow rooming 24 hours for the BF moms?  DO they routinely supplement
the BF babies?  Do the BF babies BF within 30 minutes of the delivery?  Do
they let the mom or baby board in with the other if one of them is sick?   If
they don't do these things then they aren't even being neutral in the area.
 They are being negative towards BF!

Off my soap box now.

Jon Ahrendsen MD FAAFP, LLLI Medical Associate
Co-Chair of the Iowa State Lactation Task Force