Looking for feedback re. policies at other hospitals. Where I work we have many cesarean babies breastfeed within the first hour of birth. On rare occassion, an OB nurse or lactation consultant is not able to be there at that time --just the recovery room nurse. We recently had a family member want to help the patient breastfeed right after the cesarean, mom & baby both stable. The OR staff was opposed to this, even though they were there to recover the patient. WHat do others do? Can only an OB staff member assist with breastfeeding in the recovery period or can it be a family member? Any feedback will be appreciated, as well as any research references specific to cesarean deliveries/breastfeeding first hour. Thanks, Cheryl Bean-Moody,BS,IBCLC [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html