I went to the  C J foundation  web site and indeed C J foundation and mead
Johnson are sharing a web site and are partners. This is so despicable and
unethical. There are indeed 6 steps to reduce the risk of SIDS. I have made
a copy of this page. I will be going to the hospital folks with this page
and the tag hanging from the diaper bags with the 5 ways (excluding
breastfeeding) next week. This may be a very good way to get the diaper
bags out for a while. I think I might go straight to our ethics commitee
with this one. I suggest you all do the same. On the web site they are
making a big deal about these SIDS safety tip tags hanging from the bags
and Mead Johnson  is  "proudly"  giving out " 2.5 million "  bags a year.

I'm sick.......
Star Siegfried RN,BA,IBCLC
Arcata, Ca

>Subject: Re: discharge bags
>
>Just wanted to let Lactnetters know about a recent discovery regarding the
>Enfamil formula discharge bags "for breastfeeding mothers," (The
>Breastfeeding Success Bag).  Hanging off the side of the bags are small
>information cards titled
> "Safety Tips."  Topics include choking, poisoning, etc.  The back of the
>last card deals with the topic of SIDS.  The card list s 5 ways to
>"significantly reduce" the risk of SIDS, and (surprise, surprise)
>breastfeeding is not one of the ways.  The card instructs moms to contact the
>CJ Foundation for SIDS for further information, and lists a website.  I
>thought I would check out the CJ Foundation website to find out what it was
>all about.  Turns out that the website lists 6 ways  to decrease the risk of
>SIDS including breastfeeding!  I e-mailed the CJ Foundation twice to ask if
>they were aware of the excluded information, but never got any response.  Of
>course, we are always trying to get rid of these "helpful" bags anyway, but
>we run into an unbelievable amount of opposition.  Despite what I know of
>formula companies, I have to say I was still surprised at this new low.
>Mary Foley RN,BSN, IBCLC
>Woburn, MA
>
>

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