Recommendations for Adopting the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes Into U.S. Policy.
Jessica Soldavini, Lindsey Smith Taillie
PMID 28418755WHAT IT FOUND
This policy article recommends US legislation to enforce the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
It cites evidence that formula marketing reduces breastfeeding rates and that strict laws in other countries decreased violations. It offers no direct clinical intervention data.
Key findings
01Exposure to infant formula marketing, including receiving free sample packs at discharge, is associated with decreased exclusive breastfeeding.
02Strict legislation banning free formula distribution to hospitals in the Philippines reduced the proportion of health facilities receiving such gifts by 95% within two years.
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What it does not show
This is not a clinical trial or observational study; it is an opinion/policy piece. It relies on secondary data and existing literature rather than new patient outcomes. The recommendations are political and legislative, not clinical protocols.
Declared interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret this as a clinical guideline for individual patient care. It is a call for federal policy change and does not provide evidence that specific nursing interventions improve breastfeeding outcomes in the absence of legislative enforcement.