Of course birth affects both the mother and baby's ability to breastfeed.
This isn't a new concept, and it's a HUGE issue worldwide.

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a group of over 30
organizations and individuals who joined forces to create the
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative in 1996. The MFCI Ten Steps include
the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative as the 10th step. I'm ILCA's
representative to CIMS.

For more information, including a downloadable copy of the MFCI Ten Steps
and the parents' version (Ten Questions to Ask When You're Having a Baby),
go to www.motherfriendly.org and see what we're doing.

Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre www.bflrc.com
6540 Cedarview Ct., Dayton, OH 45459-1214 USA
(937) 438-9458 email [log in to unmask]

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