Help an addled Lactnetter. My search of the archives and Medline gives me lots of interesting stuff ... but not the nugget I yearn for. Where is "the study" that tells us that promotion/ support of BF in the prenatal days, *BY THE DOCTORS/NURSES*, increases the likelihood that mom will happily BF? Background: I attended yesterday (as an observer) a 60-minute BF presentation by a resident to the other doctors on the staff at our hospital's local family practice clinic. It would have brought tears to the eyes of just about any IBCLC to hear the caliber of the presentation, and of the questions/comments posed by the staff. These guys *get it.* I could not correct a thing that was said. Well .... there was the diagram of the grape-cluster-lactiferous-sinuses, but I didn't go into it. I did tell these docs that they are in a unique position: because they see moms prenatally *and* after the baby is born, they are specially poised to positively influence mom's decision to BF. Even something so quick and simple as asking "What have you done to get ready to breastfeed?" (versus "Do you plan to breast- or bottle-feed?") can have a positive impact. One of the doctors said she'd like to see a study done that shows such prenatal contacts by a medical professional really does have a positive impact on BF ... esp. when the population (like theirs) has many young (teen) and low-income patients. I smugly said, "Why, it's already been done! Let me get that for you!" And now, I can't seem to find "it." Are any of you better nugget-finders than I? Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC Wyndmoor, PA, USA _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html