From my point of view, here are the breastfeeding crimes I see committed most. 1. Anesthesiologist who gets the epidural in the wrong place and has to do it over. (Baby cannot suck for a long time). 2. L&D nurse who does not encourage early skin to skin and breastfeeding in the first 30 minutes to an hour, and sends the baby back to the nursery without nursing. (Decreases maternal confidence, puts the baby at risk of low blood sugar) 3. The nursery nurses who lay the baby under the warmer for several hours until they are warm, then immediately bathe them and cool them off, so that they will not warm up again for several MORE hours. (Doesn't make sense, only gives the nursery nurses more time to do other things) 4. The night nurses who encourage mom to get her sleep and let them take care of the baby. 5. The physician who circumsizes a little boy as soon as they get a chance to, whether or not the child has eaten well. (or at all). 6. The WIC provider who comes around to visit the mothers on WIC and encourages them to take the bottle feeding packet, since they are probably going to need it anyway. 7. The nurse who doesn't take the time to explain to the mother that giving a bottle may cause a lot of problems and is not medically necessary, when mom asks for a bottle because she thinks her baby isn't getting anything. 8. The hospital that hands out formula promotion packs to every single mother. 9. The hospitals that do not provide IBCLCs to assist all breastfeeding mothers, or do not provide enough IBCLCs to get the job done. 10. NICUs and SCNs that do not promote breastfeeding, kangaroo care, and parental involvement in the care of their sick or premature babies. **************************************************************************** **************** TA DA........ Thats the 10 "criminal acts" that I see most................... Ann Calandro,RNC,IBCLC