1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 603 [Interest Areas] Public Health Worker Other Areas: L&D Nurse [Comment] Encouragement and promotion of breastfeeding during prenatal care is critical to a mother's committment prior to delivering her baby in the hospital. If the mother does not have a committment or the knowledge base behind her infant-feeding decision, she will not be as committed to continuing breastfeeding if she encounters a barrier (no matter how big or small). Peer mentors who can assist adolescents in breastfeeding decisions may encourage younger mothers-to-be to breastfeed initially and longer. Keeping mothers with their babies after the baby is delivered will also ensure the proper bonding and breastfeeding initiation while in the hospital. Too often, pacifiers and formula are given as a supplement when babies are in the nursery during [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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