The author shares her experiences and observations as part of a medical relief brigade serving in five different bateys (villages) near Monte Cristi in the Dominican Republic in November 2012. She reports many of the common barriers to breastfeeding, along with her reflections on affecting change in this developing island country. She describes her efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding, focusing on education.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1:Recognize the common barriers to breastfeeding in this developing country
Objective 2:Explain why breastfeeding education is so important and necessary in this developing country
Objective 3:Grasp the importance of dialogue within the medical community
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