In Newfoundland and Labrador:

1. Mothers on income assistance- do they receive a stipend for infant
formula or      breastfeeding? Any incentives to encourage
breastfeeding?

In NL, we only have the Mother/Baby Nutrition Supplement which is
targeted for healthy pregnancy,  healthy birth and healthy infancy...
not just breastfeeding. For further information on this I have attached
2 links:
	a. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2003/hre/0707n03.htm 
	b. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2004/hrle/0706n05.htm


2. Any information on "back to work" policies and effect on
infant feeding  decisions?

No...there are no specific policies related to this. Presently in NL
there are only the standard maternity benefits.
The Breastfeeding Coalitition of NL presented to the Federal Labour
Standards Review Commission last fall, to lobby for paid BF breaks in
the workplace...but no decision to date. The Breastfeeding Committee for
Canada and Saskatchewan also lobbied for this.

3.   Mothers with HIV- do they receive a stipend for infant
formula?

No, there is nothing at all. 


Any further questions please do not hesitate to contact :

Lorraine Burrage MSc. RN
Program Coordinator
Provincial Perinatal Program
Janeway Children's Health & Rehabilitation Centre
St. John's NL,  A1B 3V6
Telephone (709) 777-4657
Fax (709) 777-4125
Email [log in to unmask] 


>>> [log in to unmask] 2006-07-10 12:31:33 PM >>>
Hi,

Interesting question!

In Ontario, as far as I can tell -- someone who is more familiar with
Ontario Works may know better -- I see no evidence that there is an
extra stipend for mothers on income assistance who are breastfeeding. 
There is a special dietary allowance available for formula if there are
milk-supply issues or if breastfeeding is contraindicated (that would
include HIV+ moms, I believe).

On the back-to-work/feeding decisions issue, I thought I had seen a
journal article on this comparing Canada and the US, but I don't seem to
have bookmarked it.  

Aside from the obvious proxy measure of comparing breastfeeding rates
and parental leave policies across countries, an interesting Canadian
proxy measure to explore might be looking at the feeding choices of
Canadian women who are self-employed vs. those covered by EI. 
Self-employed women return to work much sooner, if I'm remembering
correctly... yes, some information is here:
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050622/d050622d.htm. I believe
I've also seen a study in the last couple of years that showed that
self-employed women in Canada tended to return to work around 5 or 6
weeks postpartum.  

The Best Start Resource Centre would be a good place to ask these
questions:
http://www.beststart.org/ 

Robyn Kalda
Health Promotion Information Specialist
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
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Subject:	[CLICK4HP] Breastfeeding and Provincial Mothering
Policies
Hello All,

I am looking for answers and/or direction on what is happening
provincially in terms of breastfeeding policies. Specifically, I would
like to know:  

   Mothers      on income assistance- do they receive a stipend for
infant formula or      breastfeeding? Any incentives to encourage
breastfeeding?
   Any      information on "back to work" policies and effect on
infant feeding      decisions?
   Mothers      with HIV- do they receive a stipend for infant
formula?
I am particularly interested in Quebec and BC but would like to hear
ideally about every province. 

Thank you in advance for any help with this matter.

Kathryn Proudfoot, RD
MSc. Candidate
Community Health & Epidemiolgy
Dalhousie University
  

 		
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