Our project, Proyecto Lacta, has been working for 3 years to educate health
care professionals and provide clinical services for moms who don't have
the income for the local LC's.  In teaching the HCP's here in Puerto Rico,
I have found
        1. that it was not helpful to give them lots of handouts - they lost them
or threw them away.
                so - I give them (charged for it in the course costs) a booklet which is
addressed to                    moms    but which has the basic information they need such as
Pam Wiggins or                  Amy Spangler's books. (these are available in Spanish for
our needs)
        2. that they enjoyed videos,
                so - I use parts of videos such as "Breast is Best" and many others to
intersperse my                  talking about different areas - kangaroo care (UNICEF
video), Cup Feeding (ILCA                       Conference video), etc.
        3. that they will not use the books I use for reference until they are
interested enough to buy                        them themselves.  (Lawrence and Riordan &
Auerbach)  So I hand out a list of                      references and resources which
includes the means of ordering them and a brief                         description of each.  By
the way, Lawrence's book translated to Spanish is                       WONDERFUL - now when
can we get the new R&A done???
                but - we were given some special funds by some special friends of mine,
and I did give                  away Medications and Mothers' Milk to the low income
clinics in our area and                         have found they have been using them.

However, in our area doctors and nurses are paid much less than in the
mainland US, and the suggestions I have may not "translate"...



Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, IBCLC, LLLL
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Project Director - Proyecto Lacta - Puerto Rico
http://netdial.caribe.net/~prlacta/
Lactancia Materna '98 - La Mejor Inversion