When families are at risk it often influences breastfeeding.  If welfare 
organizations donate formula, aided of course by the formula companies 
because this gives them a leg in the door, then mothers are more tempted to 
stop breastfeeding.  I get appeals all the time from organizations that 
provide soup kitchens and other distribution centres for the poor within 
Israel and listed on the goods provided is one of the most aggressively 
marketed brands of formula.

I have tried through these organizations and those sending aid to Gaza to 
suggest that the mothers might benefit from a free hot-line for 
breastfeeding problems or access to breastfeeding counsellors without 
payment and nobody is interested.

The attitude in society today, in complete contrast to a century ago was 
that in order to breastfeed, a mother has to have leisure and freedom from 
pressure to do so and be educated enough to resist all the attempts to 
market formula - and when the local health authorities are not doing their 
best to control this unethical marketing - the bit about education might be 
right.

Sadly
Wendy Blumfield
NCT Trained ANT Tutor/BFC
Israel Childbirth Education Centre
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karleen Gribble" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: Gaza and infant formula


> How would that result in poor breastfeeding rates???
> Karleen Gribble
> Australia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henya KnitMammy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Gaza and infant formula
>
>
>> Can it be that the money do not reach the women and babies? Think about 
>> it,
>> apparently there is plenty of money for rockets, and bunkers, but there 
>> is
>> no food...
>> Someone is not telling the whole truth here.
>> Henya
>> Brooklyn,NY
>>: get lactnet welcome
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