I'm in touch with a great RN/IBCLC who is working with a Kaiser hospital in California to create change - but this is being done in many Kaiser hospitals - .. What I really wanted to share was her method of addressing concerns - she set up a "practice inservice area" in the back of the OR - where the staff could gather with their own equipment and tools and discuss how to address the barriers they perceived. SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE than a lecture or coming in and telling them what to do! Jeanette Panchula, BA-SW, RN, PHN, IBCLC Cell: 707-290-8200 _____________________________________ Perhaps most important for us is to realize that human milk is not simply a food but rather a complex, human infant support system. From: Breastfeeding: A Clinical Imperative Michelle G. Brenner, M.D., IBCLC, and E. Stephen Buescher, M.D. Eastern Virginia Medical School, Pediatrics, Norfolk, Virginia. Journal of Women's Health. December 2011, 20(12): 1767-1773. doi:10.1089/jwh.2010.2616. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome