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Mary writes:
It makes sense to me that, if a
motherbaby is having breastfeeding difficulty, part of the discharge plan is
a referral to an appropriate source of help/support. Surgical patients have
a plan; in some hospital systems, a f/u appointment is made before baby is
discharged. Could not breastfeeding assistance be part of discharge
planning, with the appropriate appointment made before discharge?
I think it all goes back to the idea that breastfeeding still is not normal
nor necessary. A baby who cannot breastfeed should not be discharged ever
without appropriate follow-up in place. Would they send home an artificially fed
baby who couldn't bottlefeed? Not likely, unless a feeding tube and referrals
for follow-up were in place, something appropriate. Breastfeeding still
isn't normal, or babies who have trouble eating normally would never be sent home
without proper support both nutritional and functional and hopefully
emotional.
Silly me, thinking that breastfeeding is just normal human behavior and
every baby should be able to do it or get help to do it to the best of their
ability...
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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