Hi Suzanne,

I feel very sad reading this, as in Perth Western Australia this would be
considered normal behaviour, and staff would support mums to breastfeed
however they felt comfortable. It is normal to see mums expressing or
breastfeeding in various states of undress. Screens are only used very
occasionally at a mothers specific request. Mothers get the opportunity to
see other mothers breastfeeding and expressing and this often gives them an
opening to get to know and learn from each other. 

Some years ago expressing was only done in a small expressing room, and then
expressing at the bedside was commenced, and very quickly became the norm,
with quite marked increase in volumes of milk expressed. 

Sara Schouten 
IBCLC RM ABA Breastfeeding counsellor
Perth  Western Australia


Date:    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:11:32 -0400
From:    "Suzanne Bowes RN, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Pumping in NICU (w/o covering) Bothers Some

OK, I never thought I would have to deal with this.  We have a mom w/ babe
in NICU (doing well) but mom insists on not only breastfeeding her baby
openly (no curtains or screens) because she states she gets claustrophobic
and it is her right to BF in public (in OR).  

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