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Dollars and Cents

The Dollars and Cents of Infant Formula The Economics of (Not) Breastfeeding Formula feeding costs between $800 and $2800 per year.[1] Breastfeeding saves families the cost of formula, as well as potential healthcare fees for infants that do not...

Marketing in Hospitals

Fact Sheet: Infant Formula Marketing in Healthcare Facilities A 2013 CDC study shows that the majority (68.6 percent) of U.S. hospitals no longer distribute industry-sponsored samples of infant formula to breastfeeding mothers.[1]Formula makers...

Marketing in Doctors’ Offices

Posted April 5, 2016 / Fact Sheets, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

Fact Sheet: Infant Formula Marketing in Doctors’ Offices and Health Clinics Download the fact sheet (pdf) Many healthcare providers unwittingly serve as marketers for the infant formula industry by allowing formula samples and other marketing...

Talking Points

Posted April 5, 2016 / Commercial Alert, Fact Sheets, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

Put Infant and Mother Health Before Product Marketing Top Talking Points: Infant Formula Marketing in Healthcare Facilitiesi Hospitals and doctors’ offices shouldn’t be used as marketing vehicles for any product, period. This is especially the...