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[ID] 207 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] Despite my 100% commitment to breastfeed my child I faced many obstacles in the post-delivery care in the hospital, which included staff nurses telling me incorrect information (with very adamant attitudes), and insisted on separating me from my child for multiple hours. All medical professionals who are dealing with pregnant women, labor, delivery, post-delivery care, and newborns/infants need to have accurate information and policies that promote successful breastfeeding. Of my friends, those who had their babies prematurely face the worst odds with breastfeeding success. Staff in the NICU especially need training on how to support (not actively undermine!) breastfeeding in those challenging circumstances. Making disparaging comments about the lumpiness, small amount, etc. about the colustrum pumped should be prohibited. They need to minimize separation from the mother and ALLOW nursing at the breast whenever possible. This also means creative solutions about allowing a mother to rest near the baby, to respond to baby's cues, which probably means a total redesign of most NICU spaces. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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