Hello all,

I am a board certified pediatrician with a long standing interest in
lactation and infant nutrition.  My background is rather eclectic.  I did a
one year predoctoral fellowship in nutrition studying infant feeding plans in
an Adolescent Mother population (between 2nd and 3rd years of med school
80-81), a postdoctoral fellowship in Infant Taste and Smell at the Monell
Chemical Senses Center 1985), worked in community health education (primarily
Chemical Dependency and AIDS prevention and intervention), did my pediatrics
training at Cook County Hospital (1983-84) and Kaiser San Francisco
(1989-92). I also completed a three year commitment with the Public Health
Service in the National Health Service Corps (1992-1995 /Bakersfield and Las
Vegas) working extensively with WIC.  In the last year I have been in private
practice in Modesto CA--also doing a lot of community based work.  I am
fortunate to work with three nurses with lactation education/counseling
backgrounds.  I am also now the mother of a three week old infant (
andlearning that some of my Lactation "advice" was somewhat silly).

I am most interested in LACTNET--there aren't other pediatricians in town
with an interest in lactation issues.  I am also interested in info in
creating baby friendly workplaces  and health care facilities (not just the
hospital but offices, clinics etc).

My question is:

Are there alternative positioning techiniques for mothers with Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome?  For that matter positioning for moms with physical challenges in
general.  I could not find much in the Orthopedic Literature.  Perhaps
someone with an OT or PT background could enlighten me on this.

Looking forward to the dialogue:

Pierrette Mimi Poinsett MD FAAP
(Mimi is easiest)
Modesto CA