I served on active duty for 7 years and 3 years in the Reserves.  I received wonderful care as a patient and believe I, and my peers, gave wonderful care, as well.  I delivered my triplets vaginally, and had great physician and nursing support for breastfeeding of my triplets.  I put all three 33+2 week babies to the breast on the day they were born.  This is the same hospital where I was employed and was put through Virgie Hughes' 1 week lactation course.  My department thought all staff nurses should have lactation education.  At the time I delivered there was no designated lactation consult, but they've since hired 1 LC full time and they have 1 LC full time in their outpatient pediatric clinic attached to the hospital.   My childbirth experience with baby #4 in a civilian hospital was just terrible with regards to physician and nurse support of breastfeding and support of natural childbirth, etc.  I think it all depends on personal experience, but if I was to have another baby, I'd much prefer a military hospital.  Sometimes, I think civilian physicians are driven by money whereas active duty and even government service civilian physicians are salaried and get the same amount of pay if a women delivers vaginally or by cesarean delivery. 

Anne Nans, RN/IBCLC
Fredericksburg, VA

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