>I have a professional here in town that thinks because mother's are laboring
>NPO, with dextrose IV due to epidural and inductions.. hospital policy; that
>the babies of these mothers are born starving and need formula in addition to
>colostrum because they have been deprived of nutrition during labor? OK this
>is out of my league as I am a non-medically trained IBCLC but it sounds way
>out to me . Any comments?
>Maria Winschel, IBCLC

No, it can't be out of your league! You know as a fully paid up
common sense member of the human race that this is absolute
unspeakably stupid - and dangerous - nonsense.

No one needs medical training to see this for what it is.

And this person is a health professional?

Sheesh.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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