Sentences with phrase «distributing free formula samples»
The program also bans distributing free formula samples in maternity wards.
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New York City already has an aggressive program to promote breastfeeding called Latch On NYC, and the city's health department has convinced most hospitals to stop distributing free formula samples to new parents.
A certified Baby - Friendly hospital is prohibited, for example, from distributing free formula samples to new mothers.
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A study of almost 1,300 East Coast hospitals published Tuesday in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that 94 percent distributed free samples of infant formula to new mothers, despite opposition from a number of medical and public health organizations.
So, are Nestlé going to take the next step, step up to «the challenge» of educating mothers, since they are FULLY AWARE of doctors distributing free samples of infant formula to «ALL MOTHERS».
Endorsed by UNICEF and quickly adopted by 150 of 194 WHO member nations (with the US, home to two leading infant - formula makers, voting against it), the code stipulated manufacturers should not distribute free samples to promote their products, that advertising should not «idealize the use of breastmilk substitutes», and that packaging should include information on the benefits of breastfeeding.