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The Foundation for a Better Life is running an inspirational TV ad entitled "HOPE." See the Foundation for a Better Life Website, which unfortunately includes a brief spot of a baby being bottlefed. But what better start to life is there than breastmilk? Let's encourage them to revise the ad, or at least keep breastfeeding in mind in future campaigns.
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I enjoyed watching your "HOPE" ad, but was disappointed to see a baby being bottlefed in the context of ways of having a better life". Babies who are exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months have a much better chance of having a better life: they are sick less often, they are less likely to develop leukemia or diabetes, are less likely to be obese, and are 20% less likely to die in the first year of life.
We can't overlook the benefits to Mom's chance for a "better life" either. Mothers who breastfeed lower their risk of breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer and lose weight faster after the baby is born. For a full list of benefits to mother and child see
http://www.promom.org/101/index.html
In showing a bottlefeeding baby rather than a mother nursing her child your ad implies that bottles are the natural, normal way that infants are fed, and that being bottlefed (rather than breastfed) will lead to a "better life".
Please consider changing this ad to reflect a baby's best chance at a better life - show a nursing mother, or, at a minimum, please keep breastfeeding in mind for future ad campaigns you run.
Sincerely,
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