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[ID] 967 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] Work to get the majority of hospitals in the United States to achieve BABY FRIENDLY STATUS. www.babyfriendlyusa.org Hospital protocol surrounding breastfeeding consistently undermine and contradict the practices that get women off to a good start breastfeeding. Women need to room in with their babies, nurse on demand, and immediately have the baby at the breast no matter how they birth. Women need doctors and nurses who are trained in breastfeeding -- most have no formal training or understanding of how breastfeeding works. Hospitals are a barrier to successful nursing. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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