[This longer article on BFI hospitals, gave alot of information, but I'm somewhat uneasy at the overall "tone" - still very much that breastfeeding is best, but formula is fine, and nurses that push breastfeeding are zealots.  
quote "So, for now, the burden of getting the message out rests largely on the shoulders of nurses like DiMauro, who seem driven more by zeal than procedure."
Janice]

Hospitals take the lead in introducing moms to breastfeeding 

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk4NSZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NzAxODQ0NiZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTU=
or Tinyurl - 
http://tinyurl.com/ylyyvp

Debbie DiMauro came to attention when she saw the new grandmother from Room 617 approach the nurse's station. The woman's granddaughter, born just a few hours before, was hungry. Did the nurses have anything to feed her, the grandmother wondered.

(see link for full article)

Janice Reynolds





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