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Jim & Winnie Mading <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:48:12 -0500
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Susan wrote:
 "I am a little concerned that, if we go only by birth
rate without taking into account the breastfeeding start up rate, we

will end up penalizing the lactation programs with the best numbers
because, of course, it is alot more work to deal with 800
breastfeeders
per year (an 80% start-up in a 1000 birth hospital) that it is to
deal
with 400 (a 40% start-up rate at the same hospital.)"

This is the same point I tried to make when the question was first
raised.  Does anyone know what breastfeeding rate the "1 LC per 1000
births" was based on?  On a day like I had today, with 10 out 0f 11
new deliveries breastfeeding, we certainly could have used a higher
ratio!!!
Winnie IBCLC

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