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water has been said to cause
as many asa million deaths a
year in third world coun-
tries. That claim is one
reason the WHO, geared to
improving public health, has
been pushing for the code -—
to limit salés promotion ‘of
formula products directly to
consumers. ©

- “The aim of this code,”
says the WHO document
voted on in Geneva,
Switzerland late. in May, “is

te contribute to the
provision of safe ‘and
adequate nutrition for -in-

fants, by the protection and

promotion of breastfeeding,
and by ensuring the proper
use of breastmilk substitutes,
when these are necessary...”

Compliance with the code
is voluntary. The United
States cast the only vote
against the code. _

Gerald B. Helman, the
U.S. representative at the
WHO session, said the U.S.
supports breastfeeding but
objects to the code that puts
down guidelines on
marketing or promoting
breastmilk substitutes —
infant formula — worldwide.

The code says the sub-
stitutes. should not. be
promoted in a way that
interferes with programs
boosting breastfeeding as the
number one choice. .

Helman told reporters the
Reagan administration was
concerned over the WHO's
involvement in commercial
codes, viewing it as a
restraint of trade and
conflicting with American
law.

Among countries, Sweden
has the most stringent rule
— requiring babies be
breastfed the first five or six
days of life.

According to WHO ex-

Mixing’ formula with bad

" perts on infant’ and young

child feeding and those from

‘the .American Academy of
Pediatrics, breasticeding is:

best for these reasons: ,

e Breastniilk is nature's
5uper- ‘nutritious con-
venience food. It also is
accessible and doesn't
require sterilization or
refrigeration. .

¢ Breastmilk provides all
the nutrients a newborn
needs for four to six months.

Breastfeeding
child to mother. The
psychological support
system has lifelong effects.

¢ Breastfeeding provides
protection against disease.

A new report from the
Population Council, edited
by Dr. Beverly Winikoff and
Edward C. Baer, makes
these points about the

-. contraceptive effect of

breastfeeding:

“During the 5- to 18.

month interval’ known as
lactational amenorrhea —
the time between birth and
the resumption of: men-
struation — the con-
traceptive effect of
breastfeeding is as high as

that for modern con-

traceptive methods. .
“Since: formula feeding
(the bottle) . provides ‘no
contraceptive effect, its
widespread practice in
developing nations (where
birth rates are already
deemed excessive) could
exacerbate population
pressures there.”

The practice of breast-

‘feeding is vital to infant

health and survival in
developing countries.

There was this caution: _

“Breastfeeding women
should avoid taking con-
traceptives which might
reduce the amount of milk
produced and result in the
passage of components
(from the pills) along to
feeding infants.”

Contest cancelled

SACRAMENTO. Calif.
(UPI) - The Miss
Sacramento Beauty pageant
was scrapped this year for
lack of interest. ,

Contest officials said this
weekend only seven women
applied to be contestants,
and the group dwindled to

A healthy safe
suntan In just
7 sessions.

five after a few rehearsals.
“We didn’t feel it would be
worthwhile to put on the
contest with just five can-
didates,”” said Lorrae
Rominger, an organizer.

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Seven-pound, 10-ounce
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first child, was doing just
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Rita Nielsen accompanied
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broke two bones sliding into
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“She was a week overdue
and thinks this kind of made
her do it,” Nielsen, 25, said
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“The cast had been on for
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Mrs. Nielsen planned to
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INFANT FORMULA manafacturers had encouraged its use hi third world countries,
but the WHO says formula feeding sometimes led fo fatal results. -

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