I have permission to share this e-mail from the sender who is a member of  my 
community and connected with this daycare.  She and I are quite  concerned 
about what this might do to mothers who use the daycare and are  breastfeeding. 
Does anyone have a list of articles on this topic?   Reformatting my hard 
drive and backing up improperly deprived me of many of my  saved studies.
 
"Because the daycare receives Army funding, it is required to participate  in 
the USDA food program for the children. Until recently, the food program  
applied to children 1 year and older, and parents of infants provided food  
(formula, breastmilk, and baby food) for their children up to twelve months.  (the 
Center has traditionally been very supportive of nursing mothers) New  
regulations require that infants also be included in the food program and the  Center 
is being required to provide free liquid formula for all infants up to 12  
months. My question for you is this: does offering free formula discourage  
mothers from continuing to nurse? My instincts say yes, but I am looking for  
medical studies that could back this claim up."
 
Can anyone help?  I have suggested she talk to the local WIC bfg  counselors 
and put up posters and leaveinformation, leaflets - some of which I  can give 
to her - so mothers are informed of the advantages of  breastfeeding.
 
Mardrey Swenson IBCLC
New Hampshire USA

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