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Date: | Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:06:29 -0500 |
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Hi All,
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> I'm interested to know how different places are providing help to bfing
> moms and babes following early hospital discharge. Usually people are
sent
> home within 48hours after a straightforward delivery around here. We
used
> to have homevisits routinely ordered for all bfing primips ( and others
> prn) that were paid for by the government health service The visiting
nurse
> could assess whether more than one visit was necessary, but at least one
> was always made, unless the recipients flatly refused. I find some new
> parents seem to be in denial about anything being amiss with their
feeding,
> and will assure you on the phone that everything is fine, and will
decline
> any offers of visits. I would like to see visits made routinely-- just
> part of normal postpartum care--. I think we could prevent problems, or
at
> least catch them before they become overwhelming.
> How are other places managing? What sort of community based care would
> you like to see? E-mail me privately or put on Lactnet.
> Thanks'
> Paula Conning, IBCLC,BScN
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>
> (in Orangeville,Ontario--It's actually sunny and above freezing!!)
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