PEDIATRICS Vol. 95 No. 3 March 1995, pp. A37
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QUEBEC TO PAY MOTHERS TO BREAST-FEED

J. F. L. MD

In a sharp departure from the traditional role of government, Quebec pays mothers to nurse their infants ... Since breast-fed babies tend to be healthier babies, encouraging nursing could ultimately save the publicly financed health care system millions of dollars a year.

Quebec has paid supplements to nursing mothers and subsidized the cost of some infant formula for the last quarter-century. What is new—and highly appreciated by nursing mothers on low incomes—is the policy shift in favor of breast milk. When the cash incentive for breast-feeding rose to $37.50 a month, the subsidy for formula was reduced.

... To prevent abuses, the ministry requires that a new mother present an affidavit from her doctor to the local office of the Income Security Ministry that confirms that she is nursing.