The local county hospital here gives newborns a bottle of water to "make
sure they can swallow" during a mandatory 4 hour separation from mom
soon after birth. I asked if they could watch a breastfed baby to see
if it was swallowing. The nurse looked sort of quizzical and said,
"yeah, I guess. I never thought about it." Aarrrgghh!
Dee Thompson
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