1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 500 [Interest Areas] Other Areas: Doula [Comment] Hospital - the good news is that breastfeeding is recognized as important by RNs. The sometimes bad news is that some RNs now rush the baby to the breast and force it on before the baby has shown readiness to breast feed. Also, mothers report to me that within 24 hours some RNs have mothers using breast pumps instead of the baby to help bring the milk in. They also get mothers into the mindset of feeding baby every three hours. Finally, RNs and Pediatricians get the parents focused on baby's weight and especially the dreaded 10% weight loss as a signal that baby needs formula supplementation without regard for the baby's condition, accuracy of the scale and/or the fact that mother (and baby) has received IV fluids that women (and baby) take on in their tissues and that take time to release (so the baby's weight is artificially higher than it would have been otherwise). What would be better would be 1. undisturbed birth and immediate postpartum with baby on mom's body; 2. baby-led initial breastfeeding; 3. evidence-based postpartum support and education while still in hospital; focus on education to get a good latch. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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