Heather,
While I see your point here, I would like to believe the point of the video
is to stress that all mammals have the reflex to self attach. Think about
this, the reflex is there from birth, it is only when we intervene that the
baby loses the ability to latch on by itself.
Even considering your objections, I still think the video has a lot of value
for expectant parents to see the affects that drugs have on the newborn .
Roni Chastain, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Long Island, New York

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 I'm going to repeat what I have said here before about this video - what
 makes it very uncomfortable viewing for me is the fact that this shows the
 intervention of preventing the mother helping her baby to attach....in real
 life,  with an unmedicated mother and baby, the nursing couple would come
 together, helping each other to start that wonderful co-operative, mutually
 empowering relationship that is breastfeeding.
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