I would like to hear from Public Health Nurses (especially in Canada) about what kind of services you offer to breastfeeding mothers. In Ottawa-Carleton, we have Drop-in clinics mothers can attend for help with problems (they're in a different location every day - such as community centres and parent resource centres and hospitals). They are staffed maily by public health nurses (I'm also IBCLC), RN's in the hospital settings and some IBCLC's and LLL volunteers. We also are able to do home visits to mothers with problems who are unable to get out (this is part of our parent child health program - no M.D. referral). Our Home Care program pays for home visits to mothers who need significant help with breastfeeding- this is by physician referral. In addition we have an Info Line Monday to Friday during business hours to handle any parent/baby questions but most are related to breastfeeding. Prenatally, we have a breastfeeding class for interested parents above and beyond our usual postnatal series. I'm particularly interested in the postpartum services provided by your agency- home visits, breastfeeding groups- where they're held and how often. Thanks Maureen Kennedy PHN IBCLC