What a good idea. A lot of times the breastfeeding moms in my office are the 
first ones the medical students have ever seen nursing. Some of the older, 
more established moms will even take the opportunity to teach the students 
about breastfeeding. Old quote from one of our past nurses:"You always know 
when it one of Dr. Hertz's patients... they always have a boob hanging out!"

Gail
Gail S. Hertz MD, IBCLC
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Lucy wrote:
snip ..... So I'm thinking about live
> models.  For those who don't know this, students graduate from  textbooks 
> and cadavers to practicing on live paid people before they  are turned 
> loose on actual patients.  For example, I know a woman who  is a model for 
> breast exams (not lactating). She teaches the students  how to do it 
> right.  She was trained and she's been examined so many  times the right 
> way and the wrong way that she is told that she can  instruct the students 
> if they are not doing something right.  So what  about having live models 
> of breastfeeding women for them to practice  with?  Don't you think there 
> must be some stay home moms that would  love to make a little money 
> helping to teach medical students how  breastfeeding is supposed to go?
>
> Lucy Towbin, LCSW, IBCLC

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