Amy wrote
<I will be doing a one hour CME presentation for the docs at my
hospital in August. The request came from one of our new OB's and
basically it asks for everything there is to know about lactation. I
had a good laugh and then said I would do what I could. I know I want
to say two things. The first is, I want to emphasize how important it
is for them to communicate how important breastfeeding is and the
second is how important it is for them to refer moms to lactation
since most of them don't know very much about breastfeeding. Of course
I won't put it that way.
Given the limited amount of time I have, and I will need to make sure
everything I say is solidly evidence based, what things would you
recommend I include?
Thanks for any advice!>

I'd include some information about how the breast makes milk and
infant feeding requirements/rhythms.   If I have one more doc tell a
mom she needs to limit time at the breast and "wait" 1.5-2hours for
the breast to "fill up," I might scream (actually have, just not in
front of anyone).

You could also include a little bit about how skin to skin increases
breastfeeding success and makes things easier for everyone.

Mary Wagner-Davis, MS, MFT, IBCLC
Roseville, CA

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