----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:14
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Morning
sickness
Dear Fiona
It may be useful to read a copy of
the 'Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers
Agreement's. It could be claimed depending on who financed this book
that there is a breach of the agreement. Clause 4a states" Manufacturers and
importers of infant formulas in Australia agree that informational and
educational materials, whether written, audio or visual, dealing with the
feeding of infants and intended to reach pregnant women and parents of infants
and young children should always include clear information on all the
following points: ........." this clause then goes on to list points on the "
benefits and superiority of breastfeeding"
Hope this helps
Alesa
Alesa Koziol
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Melbourne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Morning
sickness
Hi all,
I have just contacted our local paper re:a Baby
Book that came out with today's local free paper. There is no info on
contacts for support groups for birth or breastfeeding, it is basically an
advert for a commercial fertility assistance group with lots of ads and a
few articles thrown in. The big problem is on page 7 there is a huge picture
of a full babies bottle of milk that is totally unrelated to the article on
chiropractic for colic, within which it is centred. On the next page a small
article on breastfeeding is accompanied by a big picture of a blissfully
peaceful and sated baby lying asleep next to an EMPTY BOTTLE!!!!! The person
responsible is going to contact me. Can any of you lovely ladies supply me
with correct and helpful info that I can relay to this woman. Hopefully they
will put something in the paper to support informed choice. I have mentioned
WHO code, but hard facts would be good. I don't want to go off and say they
wrong thing in my rage-blinded enthusiasm. Thanks all, Fiona Mackay
QLD
