title: [Analysis of the role of caregivers in human lactation and breastfeeding].
abstract: The provision of care and support in breastfeeding and human lactation is a function of health professionals as well as of the members of the community. These functions must be appropriately defined so that the importance and degree of responsibility of health professionals and of the community be understood. The legal aspects of the practice of Lactation Consultant are discussed. The training course for Lactation Educator offered by the Maternal and Child Health Program in the Graduate School of Public Health is presented as an alternative in basic training and service. The scope of the practice of the Lactation Educator should be determined by the basic role of the graduate within the system of care for the breastfeeding mother and her infant.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Salud de la Madre y el Niño, Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Universidad de Puerto Rico 00936-5067. gorrin.parrilla@edupro.net.pr
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Parrilla Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation