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From: Andrea Tran 
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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:44 PM
Subject: Breastfeeding Classes


I am in a quandary about what is happening with the BF classes we offer at my hospital. We have a 95% breastfeeding initiation rate. We used to include 2 hours of BF education in all our Childbirth classes that covered the basics. We also had an "Advanced Breastfeeding" class that was very popular. It covered everything about pumps and pumping, products, supply issues, scheduling, sleeping through the night and growth spurts. It had great enrollment every month (10-14 moms). But since we started offering the Basic Breastfeeding as a separate class, enrollment has dramatically decreased for the Advanced class. We emphasize that it is two entirely different curriculums, but it just is not picking up. 

How do other places offer breastfeeding classes? Any insight or recommendations are appreciated.

Andrea Tran RN, IBCLC
Boulder/Erie, Colorado

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