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Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:28:34 -0600
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>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?


The obvious solution would be to start letting mothers eat and drink during
labor, and stop giving IVs and epidurals and inductions.
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Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.                         email:
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Anthropology Department                               phone: (409) 845-5256
Texas A&M University                                    fax: (409) 845-4070
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