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[ID] 1161 [Interest Areas] Community Organizer Concerned Citizen [Comment] New mothers often do not receive adequate breastfeeding support in the hospital. They can receive inaccurate information that pressures them to supplement with formula unnecessarily (I did when my baby had jaundice). Artificial nipples are introduced by hospital staff (in the form of pacifiers and/or bottles) with little concern for the affect they can have on a newborn's ability to learn to latch well onto a mother's breast. In addition, the current practice of sending mothers and babies home 48? hours after birth often means that the mother is sent home before her milk comes in. This can mean being at home with little to no support if she faces common breastfeeding difficulties such as engorgement and/or poor latch. And the free package of infant formula that she received from the hospital or in the mail becomes a very easy solution to a confusing and often scary situation when a mother is worried that she is unable to breastfeed her baby well. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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