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[ID] 955 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Health Care Provider Other Areas: birth and postpartum doula [Comment] The use of birth and postpartum doulas is critical for increasing breastfeeding initiation rates. Birth doulas help reduce use of unnecessary interventions in birth, resulting in healthier and more alert newborns. Birth doulas also help with initiation of the first breastfeeding. Postpartum doulas help with ongoing support as new mothers adjust to the demands of the breastfeeding relationship and are able to troubleshoot problems with the latch and refer moms to professional lactation help, if necessary. Doulas are low-cost, high-touch way to improve not only breastfeeding rates, but also mother and baby outcomes. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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