Companies advertise products to women searching online for folic acid to get around marketing restrictions
Women trying for a baby are being targeted by formula milk companies on social media even before they have become pregnant, a World Health Organization scientist has said.
Formula milk brands use online shopping and search data to detect when someone is planning a baby, said Dr Nigel Rollins, of the department of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health at the WHO.
Companies advertise products to women searching online for folic acid to get around marketing restrictionsWomen trying for a baby are being targeted by formula milk companies on social media even before they have become pregnant, a World Health Organization scientist has said.Formula milk brands use online shopping and search data to detect when someone is planning a baby, said Dr Nigel Rollins, of the department of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health at the WHO. Continue reading…