Re:tug-of-war between doctors and nurses/LC as a barrier to physicians
learning about bf in medical school.

I don't think  tug-of-war existed because nobody knew enough about lactation
to even have an opinion. Drug/formula reps paying for conferences probably
is the main reason breastfeeding education is not offered in medical school.

I did not even know what a lactation consultant was until I had my first
baby.Over a year after I finished residency. I did not know what a doula was
until my second pregnancy.

Denise Punger MD FAAFP
Florida
http:doctor.medscape.com?denisepungermd

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