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Study: hospital formula supplementation impacts breastfeeding in subsequent children

Posted on July 18, 2021 by BanTheBags

July 18, 2021- A rigorous study showed that formula supplementation in the hospital decreased a mother’s likelihood of sustained exclusive breastfeeding. Hospital supplementation decreased her likelihood of initiating breastfeeding in a subsequent child by at least 66%, and reduced the … Continue reading →

Formula gifts migrate from the hospital to physician offices

Posted on March 20, 2020 by webmaster

March 20, 2020- Formula marketing never takes a holiday, it simply moves to greener pastures, as more hospitals have banned the bags (1,316 or 40% of hospital by Ban the Bags’ last count).

Massachusetts hospitals eliminate formula marketing, becoming the nation’s second “bag-free state”

Posted on July 22, 2012 by webmaster

Boston — As of July 1, 2012, all 49 Massachusetts maternity facilities have voluntarily eliminated the formula company diaper bags, traditionally given to new moms at hospital discharge. Massachusetts became the nation’s second “bag-free” state after Rhode Island’s seven hospitals … Continue reading →

Rhode Island Birthing Hospitals End Baby Formula Giveaways

Posted on November 29, 2011 by webmaster

Providence, Rhode Island — As part of efforts to support breastfeeding mothers, women who give birth in Rhode Island will no longer receive infant formula marketing packs when they head home from the hospital. Rhode Island’s First Lady, Stephanie Chafee, … Continue reading →

Order Ban the Bags Merchandise

Posted on July 25, 2006 by webmaster

Show your support for Ban the Bags with mugs, badges, t-shirts, and even a Ban the Bags Bag. Visit our online store. Proceeds support the Ban the Bags campaign.

Ad Campaign

Posted on July 1, 2006 by webmaster

Download Printer friendly PDF version About Our Ad: Our ad focuses on formula marketing as a consumer issue, and part of a bigger pattern of unethical marketing techniques from the pharmaceutical industry. In this sense, we can show our leaders … Continue reading →

In response to the predatory marketing practices of the infant formula industry, the World Health Organization (WHO) embraced the Code in 1981 as a means to protect breastfeeding mothers and infants from commercial pressures to avoid or abandon breastfeeding.

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