"I think that we need to be more aware of today's birth process and that A
LOT of babies are unable to be held by the mother after birth due to extreme
prematurity/illness. When this occurs we should not make mom/dad feel guilty
for not being able to hold their babies. We should promote touching through
the isolette and staying with baby as much as possible, but we can't say
that the baby is being deprived due to birth situation.

When skin to skin is allowed,  then by all means we need to encourage it as
much as possible, but if mother is unable to do so we should use pumping as
a way for her to be close to her baby.

Julia IBCLC, RLC"

Julia, this statement concerns me because while it might reflect current
practice, it does not reflect evidence based care.  We know that babies
stabilise in skin to skin- it is not simply a nice bonus for the mother &
baby, it is essential to the baby's health & life.  How about enabling
parents to advocate for their baby, recognising that it hurts the mother &
baby to be separated from one another?

--
Arie Brentnall-Compton
780.777.9525
www.tadpoles.ca
Breastfeeding & Babywearing Educator

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