Breastfeeding in Developed Countries
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 2007 Report, Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed CountriesThe IFC International Formula Council (IFC)* and its members...
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Breastfeeding Benefits
September 24, 2009 0 Read More Breast feeding is the ideal choice for new mothers and has benefits for infants, mothers, families and society. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),...
View ArticleIFC Response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2011 Vital...
International Formula Council* (IFC) supports breastfeeding as the ideal choice for infant feeding. IFC also supports the right of parents to choose the feeding option for their baby that best fits...
View ArticleStudy Released on Women’s Perceptions of Their Healthcare Experience When...
A recent study from by Lisa Wirihana and Alan Barnard titled, “Women’s perceptions of their healthcare experience when they choose not to breastfeed,” was recently published in Women and Birth. This...
View ArticleThe Ideal and the Real of Breast-Feeding
In this article from the New York Times, Jane Brody examines the "insurmountable gap" between breastfeeding idealism and the realities a new mother faces once she is home with her baby. read more
View ArticleNational Survey Shows Mothers Want Support for their Infant Feeding Choices
Ninety-eight percent of mothers surveyed say, “It should be my decision how I choose to feed my baby.” read more
View ArticleAAP: Breast milk is best from mom or milk bank, not bought online
A recent study published in the November issue of the Journal Pediatrics, reports 74% of breast milk samples obtained online (not through a milk bank) contained potentially dangerous bacteria,...
View ArticleUS hospital infant formula sample giveaways 'not violation of WHO Code'...
In a recent article written by DairyReporter.com journalist Mark Astley, he reports The International Formula Council (IFC) dismisses allegations that the common practice of handing out samples of...
View ArticleAll Parents Deserve a Seat at the Consumer Protection Table: An Open Letter...
Suzanne Barston writes in Huffington Post that Public Citizen's recent event, "Day of Action: Keep Infant Formula Marketing Out of Healthcare Facilities" does not help support mothers in a positive...
View ArticleBreastfeeding wars: Is breast really best? (The Telegraph)
"Breast is best" is a phrase often repeated in "mommy circles" around the world. But what if you can't breastfeed your child or choose not to? Some women reveal their stories on why formula feeding...
View ArticleBreastfeeding wars: Is breast really best? (The Telegraph)
"Breast may not always be best." For some women breast feeding is not the best option for a variety of reasons, as an article by The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon reveals.Read her full article here.
View ArticleGo on, howl your hatred ... but mums don't have to breastfeed (Daily Mail)
A columnist for the UK’s Daily Mail, and parent of four, Lorraine Candy writes that it is okay if mothers choose not to breastfeed. She cites author and parenting guru Dr. Ellie Cannon’s who believes...
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