The query:  do
moms who had no original intention to BF feel "guilty" if they are
approached by the NICU staff to discuss the important of breastmilk for
their babies?
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  Why do we even have to answer the "don't talk too much about bfing,
you might make the Mom feel guilty" argument? I think we need to turn
the conversation around. We inform mothers about bfing because that is
our professional responsibility., because if we don't do that then WE
are guilty of allowing our patients to make decisions without fully
informed consent. That brings with it all kinds of legal and ethical
problems. Having said that, what is the best way to inform our patients
and clients so that they are fully informed when they make their
decision about infant feeding? Well, what are the standards that are
used for other  interventions, procedures, medications? There must be
models out there that we apply to info about bfing.

We should not be on the defensive here. We are just carrying out our
professional duties in the most professional way possible.

Naomi Bar-Yam


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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
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