WARNING!!! I am about to get on my soapbox!! I felt very compelled today to write about ads that are placed in magazines and journals that advertise products that are produced by companies who violate the WHO Code. I was reading the newest edition of JOGNN and one of the first things I see is an ad for Mead-Johnson. I was so furious. I called the editor, but she wasn't in. I then called the ad rep and she had never heard of the Code (her response was, the FDA has approved the product and all ads are reviewed and approved by the editors). It is TOTALLY unacceptable for a professional nursing organization to support such ads. I have written letters to the editor. Please join in and send your letters of outrage to the journal. I have also written letters to American Baby Magazine and Child Birth Planner protesting their use of these ads. It is unprofessional and unethical that an organization that claims to support optimal health for women and babies fails to comply with a Code that was designed to do just that!!!! AWHONN has a disclaimer in the journal, but they still allow these companies to undermine the efforts of the Code! The address is: AWHONN 700 14th St, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005-2019