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[ID] 64 [Interest Areas] Breastfeeding Coalition Representative Concerned Citizen State or Local Government Other Areas: WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor [Comment] As a breastfeeding mother, a member of a breastfeeding coalition, and a WIC breastfeeding peer counselor, I believe that the health of our children in the U.S. can be dramatically improved with increased breastfeeding rates. As a WIC BFPC, I see women who are eager to try breastfeeding only to be discouraged when hospital staff do not support them in their decision and may even discourage breastfeeding. I would like to see universal and mandatory breastfeeding training for all hospital staff who are involved with prenatal, birth, and postpartum visits. Mandatory training would ensure that clients/patients are given positive messages and correct information regarding breastfeeding. As our breastfeeding rates increase, we will continue to see a rise in the number of healthy children in our country. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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