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[ID] 521 [Interest Areas] Breastfeeding Coalition Representative Health Care Provider Health Professional Organization Lactation Professional [Comment] I see many women who plan to breastfeed, but the medical model used in maternity hospitals practically sabatoges successful breastfeeding before it even starts. The use of long duration epidurals, and extensive drugs for c-sections cause sluggish moms and babies for many days after delivery---the crucial time that breastfeeding is established. Mothers are exhausted, in pain, and find it hard to get their infants latched well to the breast for initiating breastfeeding. After a few days of misery, they end their effort to breastfeed because [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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