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Dear Kathy,
I hesitate to disagree with you but I suspect that I feel the anyone can
overcome the barrier of not having breastfed when dealing with mothers.
There certainly are big problems with the way our hospitals deal with
supporting mothers but I don't know that you have to have "breastfed a child
for at least a year" to be able to work with new mothers who are
breastfeeding.
Phillip Sheard, Father to Alex - 7(nearly) and Elena 3, RN, Community Nurse,
soon to be COmmunity Educator for NMAA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kathy Dettwyler
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 11:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: top 3 interventions
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> 1. health care professionals who don't believe breastfeeding matters,
> because their kids were bottle-fed and turned out "just fine" -- well,
> except for the asthma, and the allergies, and the ear infections, but they
> don't matter
> 2. drugs to the mother during labor
> 3. viscious suctioning after birth (esp. when done
> routinely, and with
> cord cut immediately so that suctioning becomes imperative in more cases)
> 4. separation of mother and baby AT ALL
> 5. nurses giving bottles of formula or water to the baby
>
> Sorry, that was more than 3.
>
> Solutions?
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> All health care professionals who work with women in labor and
> delivery and
> recovery must be midwives and IBCLCs, and have breastfed a child for at
> least one year. No drugs to the mother during labor -- but provide
> midwifery and doula care and let her move around and squat and labor where
> she feels safe. No suctioning of the baby after birth -- leave cord
> attached until it stops pulsing, place baby face-down on mother's abdomen.
> No separation of mother and baby. No formula or glucose water allowed in
> the hospital. No bottles. Never leave a nurse alone with a baby (not
> necessary if all hcp's are midwives and IBCLCs).
>
> Kathy Dettwyler
>
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