My heart and thoughts are with Katrina survivors - as a mom who has had to look confident when scared (driving in ice storms, isolated by snow storms, and dealing with hurricanes), I cannot imagine dealing with this long-term stressor.  

...and I plan to stock up (even more than I already have) as Barbara mentioned and learn how to improvise - we are all susceptible to one emergency or another -earthquakes, ice storms, tornadoes, etc.  I've lived all over the US and know there wasn't one place I lived that didn't have one risk or another... 

I hope I am not considered insensitive by starting another thread - I'm working on developing tools to promote the model hospital policies in California - (http://www.mch.dhs.ca.gov/documents/pdf/Model_Hospital_Policy_Recommendations.pdf)  and wondered what would YOU recommend be used to encourage mothers to WANT to exclusively breastfeed in the hospital and health care professionals to encourage it?  (Policy #4)

I have a lot of references from studies, but I'm wondering about any favorite handouts or materials (preferably web-based).

Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC

(Who just heard from her cousin in Louisiana - he and his wife and daughter are fine...)


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