On Sun, 11 Feb 1996 16:24:37 -0500 Linda Rosetti wrote:
>One of our coalition members has run up against a real road block.  She is an
>office nurse in our local Peds clinic.  This clinic is run by a medical
>corporation that blatently gives out ABM to clients.  The Peds are great guys
>who are fairly supportive of BF but deep down think it doesn't really matter.
> We're working on them.  Now for the problem.
> The clinic will be participating in our local baby fair and of course the
>clinic always have cases of formula available to give out.  My friend wants
>to nix this but she's getting no where.  She wants a plan, I'm going to give
>her the handout on making your hospital Baby Friendly and I will back her up
>fully but, what would you do?  She needs her job and has been a real blessing
>for all breastfeeding mothers at this clinic.  Any suggestions?

How about giving them more medical references on the hazards of ABM than
they possibly could have time to read?  Good sources are Kathy D.'s great
references page:
http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/detrefs.html
and Infact's "Just one bottle. . . Did you know . ." at:
http://www.io.org/~infacto/side.htm

Good luck!

Jonathan