Ban the Bags has a new one page handout entitled Hospital-Based Marketing of Infant Formula which is suitable for use when talking with and educating hospital administrators regarding removal of commercial discharge bags. This sheet was created to address numerous common objections that staff and administrators typically voice when faced with bag removal. This has been found helpful for use along with supporting material that can be found at the Ban the Bags website, _www.banthebags.org_ (http://www.banthebags.org) . Ban the Bags also has a new handout which is a sample letter that mothers can write to their hospitals if they receive a bag during their stay following birth. The letter can be distributed in childbirth classes or given to mothers that you care for post discharge. There are also a number of really fun items at _www.cafepress.com/banthebags_ (http://www.cafepress.com/banthebags) for your work in eliminating these bags from hospitals. We have had a number of new hospitals go bag free and have now assembled a list of over 100 hospitals that have done so. If your hospital has gone bag free or if you know of one in your community please take just a couple of minutes to let us know on the Ban the Bags website. This helps hospitals understand that the issue is not unique to just one institution and that others have chosen ethical behavior over peddling products to new mothers. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Weston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html