1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 574 [Interest Areas] Lactation Professional [Comment] The USA needs to become more serious about adopting the WHO Code as practice. The Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative needs to be standard of care. Research must be shared about the negative effects of infant formula, and the FDA lack of supervision of additions to formula. The FDA has been well paid by the formula industry to overlook the melamine, rocket fuel, and other contaminants in infant formula, saying that a little is okay. A little is not okay. These are our youngest citizens. There should be some stricter guidelines on WIC handing out this formula. Mothers should be given formula only if they cannot breastfeed for a physical reason or if they are working and not allowed to pump at work. Babies need their mother's milk. Hospitals should not be allowed to give out formula packets or to accept free formula. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
Topic