Thursday, December 22, 2005

Gift Bags Of Freebie Formula Banned In MA (CBS4 Boston)

(CBS4) BOSTON New moms in Massachusetts will go home with their little bundles of joy, but they will no longer go home with gift bags from formula companies. The state is first in the nation to ban the freebies.

Public health officials say they are doing this to promote breast feeding, but not all mothers we spoke with feel it's a good idea.

Many times a day, Colleen Chave reaches into her diaper bag, getting something for her daughter Sara Grace. Often times, it's the product of the company that provided the bag, Enfamil formula. Chave got the bag as she was leaving the hospital.

“They gave us a lot of supplies for myself and then for the baby they sent home a black bag filled with some formula samples," Chave says.


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