Linda Rosetti wrote:

Dear Linda and listmates,

"the other one was a study that found no relation to gift packs and using
formula supplements.  I didn't write the names of the authors and I didn't
see the study, does anyone know about this study."

The study mentioned is:

The effect of discharge pack formula and breast pumps on breastfeeding
duration and choice of infant feeding method.  Birth 24:2, July 1997.
90-97  I have a lovely slick copy of the article, given to many of our
staff members by the friendly Mead-Johnson representative, this time with
homemade chocolate chip cookies in hand (you know, like mom used to make!).
 Guess the Ross folks are now using it to their advantage too!

The conclusion of this study:  Relative to other known influences on the
choice of feeding method and on breastfeeding duration, discharge pack
contents do not merit great concern.

The study was conducted by two RNs at the Sutter Center for Women's Health,
Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento.  Sample size was 1600.  There is also
a statement about how indirect funding was obtained by a grant awarded to
the Sutter Medical Foundation by Mead-Johnson nutritionals.  These funds
were used to contract with a local independent research design and data
collection firm and to purchase the manual breastpumps which were
distributed to half of the study participants.  Mead-Johnson Nutritionals
had no influence in the design of the study or in the analysis or
interpretation of the data.

Call me crazy, but would they fund such a project if the results didn't
show that their practices didn't make a difference!?  JMHO, even though the
study design looks OK, the results would be a lot more believable if it
hadn't been funded by a formula company.

Any other comments on this study from you wise ones on research?

Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Birth and Breastfeeding Resources  http://www.childbirth.org/bbfr
Manhattan, KS  USA
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