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[ID] 486 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] All mothers choosing to breastfeed should be given all necessary materials prior to leaving the hospital or prior to a homebirth, taking into account each individual circumstance and depending upon the mothers level of prior breastfeeding experience. These supplies should be considered as necessary take home supplies, just as a sitz bath is considered a necessary take home supply. These supplies should be covered by insurance, included in the bill for self-pay patients or given to those that fall below a certain income. These services should include continuous support while in the hospital, apporved book(s), 24 hour breastfeeding support hotline, phone numbers and locations of local LLL meetings, membership to local breastfeeding organization, breastpump rentals, help with use of breastpump and home care visits to mothers that are tempted to stop breastfeeding because of pain, complications or a lack of understanding/knowledge. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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