1.      health care professionals who don't believe breastfeeding matters,
because their kids were bottle-fed and turned out "just fine" -- well,
except for the asthma, and the allergies, and the ear infections, but they
don't matter
2.      drugs to the mother during labor
3.      viscious suctioning after birth (esp. when done routinely, and with
cord cut immediately so that suctioning becomes imperative in more cases)
4.      separation of mother and baby AT ALL
5.      nurses giving bottles of formula or water to the baby

Sorry, that was more than 3.

Solutions?

All health care professionals who work with women in labor and delivery and
recovery must be midwives and IBCLCs, and have breastfed a child for at
least one year.  No drugs to the mother during labor -- but provide
midwifery and doula care and let her move around and squat and labor where
she feels safe.  No suctioning of the baby after birth -- leave cord
attached until it stops pulsing, place baby face-down on mother's abdomen.
No separation of mother and baby.  No formula or glucose water allowed in
the hospital.  No bottles.  Never leave a nurse alone with a baby (not
necessary if all hcp's are midwives and IBCLCs).

Kathy Dettwyler

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