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Teresa writes: >I agree that there are people who do not have personal
experience with
>breastfeeding who probably do well on the exam and do a great job of helping
>others.
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>But I tend to think it does make a difference. I see lots of nurses, for
>example, who bottle fed their own children, and while they have the
>knowledge and information to help mothers, they simply don't see it as being
>all that important.
Well, yes, that's why people have training, so personal experience gets
placed where it belongs - not interfering with stuff it has no business
interfering with!
Personal experience can enhance understanding and empathy, and we can
learn from it - but it's essential to know what we can't learn from it.
Using personal experience of breastfeeding or not breastfeeding as the
basis for attitudes and information is just plain crummy *bad practice*.
NCT training focuses a lot on de-briefing, so all our personal stuff is
dealt with, learnt from, so it doesn't get in the way. I think the lay
groups excel at this, in fact, and I wish midwives and health visitors had
the same chance to do it.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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