Cathy:  I've had these thoughts in my mind for quite awhile.  I've been in 
lactation for almost 30 years and it used to be that everyone's, including the 
breast pump and breastfeeding products companies, top priority was helping 
mothers and babies. I have become increasingly disturbed that priorities seem 
to have shifted in recent years to sales figures and profit at the expense of 
what's best for mothers and babies and the promotion of breastfeeding in its 
purest form, which is exclusive - no equipment or products, except as needed 
to move toward the goal of exclusive breastfeeding.  Even many LCs of my 
acquaintance seem to be more concerned, at times, about the bottom line 
than the original goal of helping a mom and her baby nurse as exclusively as 
possible within the mom's lifestyle.  Mothers in the US truly believe they will 
not breastfeed successfully unless they have a Boppy, top-of-the-line breast 
pump, etc.
Is this phenomenon unique to the US or is it as prevalent in other countries, 
too?
A well-known and respected LC friend of mine told me in a recent 
conversation:  What happened to the business of helping moms and babies to 
breastfeed?

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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