Well said, Rachel. I wonder if docs and nurses have similar  
discussions on their listservs, or have such treats and give-aways  
beens part of medical practice and culture for so long that they  
don't think about it any more? How do we get this issue on the  
broader agenda? I know I worry about it when I get a recommendation  
from my doctor or dentist about some medicine, toothbrush whatever,  
and I worry about it for us as well from the professional side.

Naomi Bar-Yam


On Sep 19, 2005, at 12:05 AM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:

> I want companies who make products that are relevant to our  
> practice, to be just
> as far ahead of other companies ethically, as breast milk is as far  
> ahead of any
> other food for newborn babies.  I am not willing to accept the  
> model of
> physician/pharmaceutical rep, or nursing staff/formula rep, as the  
> benchmark
> for ethical relationships between lactation consultants and  
> manufacturers of
> products aimed at breastfeeding mothers.  This goes for breast  
> pads, creams,
> clothing, pumps, pillows, and any of the other multitudes of  
> gadgets and
> gidgies that occasionally are a godsend and mostly are just a way  
> to separate
> new mothers from their money.


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