I still boycott Nestle products. I think i have for nearly 20 years!
Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife Quoting Kirsten Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > AARRGGHH > This is one of those "that only happens in America" stories. > I can't believe such a flagrant breach of WHO codes. > I would complain to the nurse manager of the unit, and if you don't get and > appropriate response from her, then the director of nursing of the hospital. > > And people wonder why there is still a nestle boycott going on out there... > > Kirsten Blacker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: barbara glare & chris bright > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:07 AM > Subject: [ozmidwifery] M&CH and Infant formula > > > Hi, > > Last week I had rather an upsetting experience. I was invited to speak at > a meeting of local Maternal and Child health nurses about the National Health > and Medical Research Council guidelines on infant feeding. I did this in my > capacity as a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor. > > I reached the venue at the agreed time, my talk well prepared, overheads > done (at considerable personal expense ) to find......no-one there. But the > table was covered in Nestle sample bags,formula samples and empty kit kat > wrappers. The nurses were out to lunch......paid for by Nestle. The first > people arrived back 1/2 an hour later than I had been asked to attend. My 20 > mnth old daughter was also with me, and while she was well-behaved, she had > already been "good" for 1/2 an hour. > > Is this common practice in Maternal and child health in Victoria/Australia. > Does Maternal and child health have a code of ethics? Does this still go on > in hospitals (I would have thought (hoped) not. Who would be the most > appropriate person/group to complain to. I don't believe health > professionals should compromise themselves in this way, and it is in complete > contravention of the WHO code. Some of the nurses have phoned me personally > since then to apologise. I think they could tell I was unimpressed > > Warm Regards, > Barb > IBCLC > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
