Quote by Gabrielle Palmer

“Artificial milk has been a hit and miss affair, relying on experimentation on babies.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“87% of mothers used artificial milk because they believed that the hospital staff had advised to do so. In reality they had been advised…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Many mothers were convinced that artificial milk was a medicine, especially as it was endorsed and distributed through healthcare channels.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Modern health and aid workers still dole out artificial milk to breastfeeding mothers in hospitals, clinics and refugee camps because they do not like…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“1. No advertising of breastmilk substitutes, feeding bottles or teats.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“In many societies any non-human milk donation was interpreted as a health message to replace breastfeeding, an idea often endorsed by the resident foreigners’…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“The same country that has such weak regulations (and they are among the best in the world) of the artificial milk market has restrictive…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“The Code does not restrict the sale and availability of breastmilk substitutes. It bans all advertising, but endorses the provision of scientific and factual…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Breastmilk substitutes can be useful, life-saving products, just as artificial insulin can save the lives of diabetics, but no honest doctor could advocate the…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“No medical student was trained in the subject, although as a qualified doctor, he (rarely she) miraculously acquired the authority to tell a woman…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Messages about the ‘benefits’ of breastfeeding imply that artificial feeding is normal and safe, and that breastfeeding is a bonus.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Artificial feeding is risky. This basic fact upsets people who feel insulted if they or their mothers did not breastfeed but most women do…

— Gabrielle Palmer