Hi Jackie;

Its good to hear from you through LACTNET.  I am responding to your posting
about Wyeth.  It does not surprise me that they are approaching people,
although I have not heard of any of their clinics. I am not sure what they
are referring to regarding the code, it sounds to me a bit of an oxymoron!
My concern is that there will be health care professionals out there, and
yes even IBCLC's who might take them up on their offer. I recently had to
listen to a new IBCLC, one with little clinical experience, naivly (?sp)
tell me that there was nothing wrong with formula, and the companies were
just trying to be good corporate citizens etc.! It was very stressful for me
to have to listen to this as I was sitting on a committee and not in a
position to be able to respond!

In these days of scarce financial resources and the need for breastfeeding
clinics, due to the hospital stay gets shorter and shorter and in particular
the practices i.e. use of epidurals etc. not changing, there will continue
to be a variety of practice induced problems for women.

Susan Moxley IBCLC
Ottawa
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