I think that the mother has the right to call this assault by whatever term 
she choses.  If she came to me with this situation I would encourage her to 
report this to the authorities (police or hospital).  If she did not want to 
do this, I would provide support to her and and also ask if I could present 
this info to the hospital.

The big buzz word in hospitals is "safety."   If this were brought to my 
hospital as a patient complaint, the culprit would be put on probation or 
fired.  If the complaint were brought forward by another person, the 
information would be brought to a safety action committee which would 
correct the situation.  In a case like this there would probably be some 
kind of educational presentation.

I would give a presentation that relayed the mother's description using a 
non-sensational title and with the emphasis on safety.  Most of the people 
in the audience will be innocent of causing "nipple rape" and will be quite 
horrified.  They also will probably be quite receptive to alternatives to 
latch other than  the 1,2,3,RAM method they may be presently using.

If the hospital blew me off, I would present the info and pictues to the 
Board of Nursing.

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