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[ID] 673 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Other Areas: mother [Comment] I beleive all doctors needs additional training on the importantance of breastfeeding. I continually hear horror stories of moms who are forced to wean because of bad medical advice or a health care provider prescribing a medicine and not researching if it is really harmful or looking for a more suitable choice. Babies are also being fed formula as newborns due to jaudice which sets moms up to fail at breastfeeding. Neonantologists also do not have sufficent training in lactation. As the mom of a preemie I had gotten really bad advice about fortifiers and supplements. Health care providers need to understand how important the breastfeeding realtionship is and take care when they prescribe any intervention that can interfer. [Topic] 
Health Professional Education, Publications, and Conferences
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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