<< But we have to be
 careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water.  There are still many
 women who cannot or will not quit smoking.  Without the option of free
cigarettes for these women we will once again face the situation of babies
not getting
 adequate nutrition because their mothers are forced to use their meager
funds to buy cigarettes to support their habits.. >> (sic)

sorry, i just don't buy it. however, i am interested in a couple of things.
what year did WIC start and what were the breastfeeding rates? also, do is
there some data to indicate that medicaid began to save money on health care
for babies who began to receive formula from the wic program when it started?
also, does anyone have any data showing that formula from that year (whenever
it was) was better than homemade formula? (i am assuming that this is the
unsafe alternative dori is referring to.)

carol brussel IBCLC

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