I have been thinking about something my colleagues and I were discussing 
quite some time ago and I would be interested in others' experiences as 
well.  

I have always been aware that it amazes me that in my community as a 
whole, our obstetricians are 100% supportive of breastfeeding (and discuss 
it with their pregnant ladies as well). On the other hand I would have to 
say that our pediatricians are not. It's not that there are not supportive 
peds, but they are not nearly as gung ho about supporting b'feeding as the 
OB's are. I find that a sad situation. Those who are do a great job, but 
that's it.

In general, what are some of the rest of you finding with those two groups 
of HCP's in your area.

Those of us in the inpatient setting probably have the advantage of seeing 
a larger group of HCP's in one place. It might be easier to observe and 
make a judgement about this.

has anyone looked at the AAP website lately? they ahve a ton of new stuff 
(including a powerpoint) on breastfeeding and much of it is aimed at 
educating the HCP. It's about time.

Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC

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