1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 857 [Interest Areas] Health Care Provider [Comment] As a mother, a professional nurse, and now a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, I find that a key to successful breastfeeding is during the initial postpartum period (the initial 48 hours after giving birth). Also, the following 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital. I think breastfeeding is a public health issue. If we look at England, nurses continue to take care of the community like the US used to do. I believe we need to bring nurses back to the community and support our breastfeeding mothers and promote the duration of breastfeeding. As a mother, I needed someone to tell me that I was doing it right. It is very stressful to continue to do something when you think you are not doing it correctly. As a former home visiting nurse (I conducted postpartum home visits to all women in a community hospital in IL)most women could not wait for the nurse to visit. They were overwhelmed, stressed by dad's and grandma's advice. As a pediatric nurse practitioner so many women are needlessly supplementing with formula. There is a gap in knowledge with many women about milk supply, they are not aware the importance of nursing on demand, as well as many of the other benefits that breast milk has. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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