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>You might ask if any of the nurses have "taught through modeling" the
>mother to push baby's head into the breast in an effort to get him on.
>This causes the baby to react with a hyperextension reflex in order to keep
>his nose from being occluded and hence unable to breathe!
>
>

Kathy, actually, one person did mention to me that the baby was forced onto
the breast by one nurse. Interesting that you should pick up on that without
me mentioning it.

Interesting....

I printed out your "bath" intervention to show to some colleagues here.

Thanks.

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Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC
Williston, Vermont USA
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