الجمعة، 27 يوليو 2018

'Despairingly lacking': a midwife on support for breastfeeding mothers

The early stages are crucial, but busy midwives cannot always provide the help that is needed

Becoming a mother is visceral and humbling, and it’s rarely the experience you were expecting.

After the awesome feat of pregnancy and childbirth, in the thick of exhaustion and overwhelmed by the reality of a newborn, mothers then have to learn how to breastfeed. And it is something you have to learn, while simultaneously teaching your baby how to do it.

Related: Breastfeeding support services 'failing mothers' due to cuts

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LUUNq3

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