In a message dated 8/1/0 9:48:13 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< i posted about this once long ago, a friend who is a NICU nurse (in another
state from me) said that their nicu was heavily endowed - with a grant of a
quarter of a million dollars, that is! - by a formula company and they "had"
to give out the formula.
 >>

Many hospitals "save" a lot of money by taking gift bags, b/c in return they
get free AIM for their nurseries and NICU's. This adds up to a lot of money.
They tend to be unwilling to think long-term: if they stopped promoting AIM,
then they wouldn't need it for their nurseries, since most mothers would bf.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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