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The course is meant for any person wishing to understand the practice of and issues surrounding breastfeeding more fully. The goal of the Course is to provide those working with mothers and their families the information they need to adequately support breastfeeding.

Two upcoming conferences organized by health care professionals in the pediatric field are being sponsored by formula makers Abbott and Mead Johnson. The use of the health care system, including professional associations by the infant formula manufacturers, Mead Johnson and Abbott as promotional channels for their products and their brands creates conflicts of interest for those working with mothers and infants.

The manufacturers of infant food products have played a major role in the decline of breastfeeding. International criticism by consumer groups and health professionals of this industry's marketing and promotional role in the rise of artificial feeding and its consequences led to the Joint WHO/UNICEF Meeting on Infant and Young Child Feeding in 1979. At this meeting the need to control the marketing of infant formula and related products was recognized and led to the recommendation for an international code.

Send a letter to the North York General Hospital to share with them your deep concerns regarding the sponsorship of their upcoming Paediatric Update, an educational events dealing with infant and young child nutrition and health, by manufacturers of infant formula products. Sample letter here !

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