Rachel, hospitals don't want to change because it costs them money to 
properly train staff and lower the patient to staff ratio to a level where 
the staff is able to help mom breastfeed. Meaning take more than 5 minutes 
to help her and advise her. It is cheaper and easier for them to give 
bottles. After all, bottle feeding is so easy and no baby ever has a problem 
with it.

This is said sarcastically. It amazes me that parents are given bottles and 
NO ONE shows them how to properly bottle feed or advises them on the 
hazards.

The other thing is that with this mother-baby separation, the staff is so 
busy getting baby back and forth to nursery and the mom's room that they are 
again too tied up for good patient care. Half the going back and forth is by 
mother demand when she doesn't want to take care of the baby (nursery staff 
are free babysitters to many parents).

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC 

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