Jack Newman wrote:-

<I have been hearing that there is a push on to get mothers to give
<"informed consent" to formula supplementation.  I think we should all be
<very very careful of this, because it may prejudice the mother's ability
<to sue later on, and possibly prevent class action suits in the future
<against the formula companies.

One Toronto hospital worker who introduced informed consent said that in
practice, women were often presented with the form along with many others as
they were being admitted, when they were in labour, so often it wasn't
explained fully.

Then he wrote:-

<This push for informed consent to give formula is apparently being
<backed financially by an infant formula company.

I've also been hearing about a proposal to do WHO Code monitoring in Third
World countries, which is being backed by industry.  Raises many questions,
doesn't it?