Nikki wrote:
> A challenge now is to encourage hospitals to send some housekeeping staff
to the course, along with OTs/PTs, RDs/LDs and nurses, midwives, and
physicians. Just think about the housekeeper, who could spend 15 minutes in
a new mother's room. If this person is of the same cultural background as
the new mother, there is huge potential to reinforce breastfeeding!<

This is spot-on!
Some years ago I helped to train WIC Peer Counselors. One of them happened
to work as a dietary aide in a local hospital. Guess what? SHE was the one
the nurses called in to help mothers in need of breastfeeding help! This, of
course, was besides the impromtu support she offered to new mothers as she
served them lunch.

Go for it, Nikki!

warmly, norma

Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
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