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Successful Starts: How Birth Interventions Impact Breastfeeding Initiation

By now, you probably know that newborns are astonishingly capable when it comes to initiating breastfeeding. Videos of minutes-old babies making their way onto a parent’s chest, then using hands and mouth to explore, find a nipple, and latch on are some of the most moving images we see during our lactation education journeys. But what happens to those innate behaviors, reflexes, and sequences when birth interventions are added to the picture? The answer turns out to be, quite a lot. Research shows that interventions during labor and delivery can significantly impair these first feeding behaviors in ways that really matter. When early initiation is missed or doesn’t go well, that loss can have serious implications for early weight loss, pare...

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LER Live! with Nikki and Nikki presenting fresh content on topics that are important to the lactation field. Join them for frank and illuminating discussions, riveting interviews, and practical tips for improving your practice, all live and interactive twice a month, Wednesdays 1:30 pm eastern!

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