Arly, I call moms who are unconcerned with their babies' needs mentally ill. I have very rarely seen mothers starve their infants, and have needed to enlist the father or support services to assist the family. There is a difference between the mom not having the emotional or temporal resources to do what we suggest; or chosing not to follow medical advice based on their own reasoning or values (the anti-vaccination crowd, for example); and those who are so wrapped up in their own emotional needs that they are unable to attend to baby's needs. I do not call this non-compliance. Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC