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[ID] 482 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Public Health Worker [Comment] I have worked in postpartum settings, and also have worked in community health with both prenatal and postnatal clients plus I have many children and have breastfed them all. I was recently able to be at the birth of one of my grandchildren and it was my daughter's first child. Because of my experiences both professionally and personally, I was able to greatly enhance her beginning breastfeeding with her baby. Seeing how much better it was for her to have someone to show her and work with her through each feeding (at least through the day!), I really think most new mothers (to breastfeeding, at least) would be able to have success more often than the little bit they receive in hospital and from community health. This is not to say that nurses or other lactation professionals are not doing their best; rather, it is just not possible to give such one-on-one help to each mother. But, I do think this would make breastfeeding be the experience we all want for these moms. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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