A common issue in the past is private companies going to maternity wards iand pestering mothers with promotional and marketing materials. These materials were given to mothers who had just given birth, in an effort to influence them to purchase the companies’ products. Now, health watchdogs have been given the ability to make sure these companies stay out and keep the hospitals responsible.

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Watchdog to act over firms who bombard new mothers with marketing material – The Independent