I think we have an opportunity to build on the 20/20 ad campaign, if we can
band together to get additional segments.

1) An expose on the lack of Baby Friendly Hospitals in the US.  I can see a
contrasting segment between how breastfeeding works in a hospital setting
such as Paula Meier's work with low income women and premies versus other
hospitals.  As well as interviews with mother's whose breastfeeding was
sabotaged by the hospitals.  I had one mom whose pediatrician AND the
regular postpartum nurses thought she was doing fine and were encouraging
breast milk only be pushed relentlessly by a per diem nurse to bottle feed
her baby.  Finally one of the regular nurser hooked up an SNS (and the mom
noticed that she clamped off both tubes) to get this per diem nurse off the
mom's back.  I saw the baby on day 3 and the baby took 3.5 oz from one
breast.  I'm sure we have many many examples of sabotage.

2) An expose on the understaffing of lactation consultants - really it is
ridiculous that there are so few of us. I believe that the New Yorker is
coming out with a segment.

3) Include a segment on the issues of guilt versus regret with Kathy
Dettwyler!

Could we take on this approach to build on the 20/20 segment?

Best, Susan Burger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC

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