In a message dated 10/4/03 6:19:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> I believe I wrote a while ago that 10 years ago in a hosp in
> suburban Detroit with a then 75% epidural rate, I did NOT see later problems
> with nursing.  I believe it had to do with the fact that recovery was not
> rushed and baby was NOT sent to nursery UNTIL a successful BF was completed.
>

Dear Friends:
     Pat brings up an important point, the importance of leaving mother and
baby alone until they nurse themselves to sleep.
     Two studies, including one done in Canada (Toronto) and the Nissen study
(I think) talk about leaving mother and baby together for at least 2 hours if
analgesics and anesthetics are part of the birth process. The Canadian
hospital had 50 LCs on staff, no nursery, no pacifiers, and followed some of the
BFHI steps, although NOT designated Baby Friendly. Some staff who work at a Baby
Friendly here in the States have said the same thing; even if mother and baby
are medicated, leaving them alone until the first nursing cluster is finished
has positive results for breastfeeding.
     warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

             ***********************************************

To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]

The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html