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[ID] 137 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Other Areas: Early Childhood Educator [Comment] I believe access to midwifery care would increase breastfeeding rates. Rooming-in with baby after delivery is also a help to breastfeeding, as is skin on skin contact as soon after birth as possible. Giving bottles and pacifiers to breasfeeding newborns should not be acceptable. I also believe the reduction of routine labor interventions such as fetal monitoring, epidurals, and cesarean sections would increase breastfeeding rates. Its also important to ban formula bag give-a-ways at hospital and dr offices and through US mail as well. It may help to have health warnings on formula cans. Banning formula advertising in general would be a good thing. And of course continuing to educate expectant parents as well as drs and professionals working with parents on the many benefits of breastfeeding is important, but it doesn't seem to be enough. Seeing more moms breastfeeding in society in general to overcome the social taboo it has become would be a huge help. [Topic] 
Maternal and Infant Care Practices: Prenatal, Hospital, and Post-Delivery Care
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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