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1. Level 1 Newborn Nursery-newborn Weight Checks

   LCDEBBIE replied to LCDEBBIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello! Thanks for the insight so far. You will be surprised to know that our hospital does not do epidurals "at all" and spinal anesthesia only for c/s deliveries. Recent case of newborn: Female (so no circ) newborn, born via c/s with 12% weight l...

2. Breast Feeding in The Bahamas

   LCDEBBIE replied to Nurse Jimo's topic in General Nursing

   Hello! Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics exclusively for the first 6 months and in combo with solids until 12 months old; the WHO and UNICEF recommend breastfeeding for 2 years or until mutually agreed upon weaning b...

3. Herbals In Lactation

   LCDEBBIE posted a topic in Holistic

   Hello! Looking for input from anyone regarding the use of herbals in lactation. Another query: In the Caribbean Islands the use of sea kelp and waterkress is used to improve lactation. Any thoughts on what is in these 2 items. Recently I used wate...

4. Level 1 Newborn Nursery-newborn Weight Checks

   LCDEBBIE posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello! I am curious what other institutions do regarding checking newborn weights??? After delivery are weights done every shift, once a day, or only at discharge unless there have been concerns or problems that develop? If a newborn has a weight lo...

5. lactation consultants- how many hospitals have them?

   LCDEBBIE replied to brown rice's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello!! It is exciting to know that lactation consultants are in "demand." I am a hospital based lactation consultant working in a small hospital in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; I also service our community because we no longer have an active La...

6. is labor and delivery and OB really a specialty?

   LCDEBBIE replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Dear Mark: Welcome to L/D--it is great that a male is providing care in our very special area of nursing. I would love to get your views on initiating breastfeeding. Oh, breastfeeding requires holding babies--tough for some to view this as an impo...

7. Breastfeeding/lactation Consultant

   LCDEBBIE posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello! This is my first post and first use of your amazing website. Curious to chat with any other hospital based lactation consultants regarding staff development. Yours in lactation, LCDebbie