She agrees one of the issues facing new mothers is aggressive
advertising by formula companies, but also says negative public perceptions of breastfeeding have seen women asked to cover up when feeding.
Marketing
practices by formula companies eager to sell their products often negatively affect the choice and ability of mothers to breastfeed their infants optimally.
We need to draw attention to these kinds of
actions by formula companies (and it's not just formula companies, it's just about every corporation out there).
Unfortunately, their ability to do so is being
undermined by formula companies, and by the lack of support and leadership from government in protecting them via legislation.
I thought that formula was better than my own breast milk because I had very limited knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding — and also because of
marketing by the formula companies.
Dr. Newman believes that a six - month - old baby on a well - balanced diet of solid food and homogenized milk does not need formula, and that the AAP recommendation to continue with formula for a year was
influenced by the formula companies who donate $ 2 million annually to the medical organization.
-LSB-...] are moms who get horrible advice from health professionals or loved ones or buy into propaganda
circulated by formula companies or baby trainers and end up inadvertently sabotaging their breastfeeding relationship.
BFHI was developed as a response to the influence held
by formula companies in private and public maternal health care.
«We test every lot that comes out for hexane, and there is no residue,» said David Abramson, president of Maryland - based Martek Biosciences, which produces the fatty acids
used by formula companies.
Indonesian mothers who give birth in hospitals are presented with same pressures seen
worldwide by formula companies, despite a formal mandate by the government (which carries no sanctions):
Sometimes people will add extra formula (above the recommended amounts as
directed by the formula company) so they can «fill up» their baby, this is especially popular for night feedings and HARMFUL for your baby.
Ooh woops for got to add it is well know about the amount of money given to the maternity Hospitals here is France... well nothing is free when
given by a formula company and their gain is the DR's recommending their formula.
There is no mention in the JACEI report of the protests in the Philippines during 2012 and 2013 against the «Nestlé monster bill», which will remove prohibitions on aggressive marketing
by formula companies if it is passed.
Clearly authorities in this country have at least recognised the importance of breastfeeding in building a healthy strong nation and have recognised how damaging these promotional
efforts by formula companies aimed at new, inexperienced mums were.
If one was able to get their hands on recent unbiased data (I.e. outside review) that clearly shows there is NO BPA at all in the product, that would be reassuring, Current
statements by formula companies state that «no BPA is found in our products when we tested for it».
One could almost think that this justification for formula use is being
peddled by the formula companies themselves, but alas, it seems to be women fighting to see their use of formula as equal to breastfeeding.
Is the cost of the samples and booklets taken on
by formula companies so that mothers will be encouraged to breastfeed longer?
I don't always distrust The Man, but with breastfeeding rates on the rise, you better believe I look at anything sponsored
by a formula company with a raised eyebrow.
Health claims
made by formula companies are based on marketing needs and not science, and the World Healt Assemby added a resolution to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in 2005 which stated that formula companies should not be allowed to make health claims.
People can help Baby Milk Action monitor these promotional channels by signing up to the parenting clubs
run by formula companies and retailers.
Would you trust your health worker to give you accurate information on feeding your child if you knew they had been wined and dined on an international three - day trip
hosted by a formula company?
Despite these challenges to the mission of the BFHI by this organization that is using strategies to undermine mothers confidence in their ability to breastfeed similar to those
used by the formula companies, we stand united with hospitals and the breastfeeding community and will continue to push forward.
I expect the perception that one's breast milk will either be inadequate in quantity or quality unless one can eat as well as the high - class mothers shown on breastfeeding posters (especially the ones
sponsored by formula companies) is very common everywhere.
She says that explains why there are almost no hospitals in Israel that allow for full rooming in — because the big bucks are being
paid by formula companies to build nurseries, so there's no money for facilities that allow rooming in.
Today's generation of child - bearing women should remember that their parents» and grandparents» generations were greatly
influenced by formula companies and many of them don't have the experience of breastfeeding for a long time.