Baby Friendly Step 10 - MN Breastfeeding Coalition · Goal: Facilitate a ... Baby Friendly Education Provided to all Clinics ... Mom/Baby dyads that need Lactation Support at any

Baby FriendlyStep 10Lori Swanson, RN & Stephanie Forslund, RNC

Aftercare Clinic at St. Luke’s

Unlimited, Free Lactation Support

Staffed 7 days a week with a lactation certified RNs

2 CLSs, 3 CLEs, 4 CLCs, 2 IBCLCs Inpatient Rounding Discharge Follow-Up Phone Calls Outpatient Visits Staff Education & Development with Baby

Friendly Initiatives

Aftercare Clinic Highlights

Healthy Northland (S.H.I.P.)

Goal: Facilitate a Breastfeeding Team that includes Hospital, Clinics, Public Health, and other community resources to implement a breastfeeding action plan

Healthy Northland

• 10 Steps Education-meetings and Summits• Built relationships within the Community• Gaining more perspectives with public health• Several PHNs from different counties and Indian Services

have attended staff meetings to provide education on their services

• Initiated an electronic public health referral for all patients• Focus on Prenatal Education• Review how to establish more breastfeeding support after

discharge

Expanding Prenatal Clinic Education

Ob/Gyn & Family Practice Clinics Baby Friendly Education Provided to all Clinics

– Worked together to eliminate influence of formula companies in the clinic setting

– Worked to formulate a Breastfeeding Education Policy consistent for all St. Luke’s clinics providing antepartum care

– Developed a curriculum so all topics designated by Baby Friendly, USA are covered during antepartum care

– MN Breastfeeding Coalition handouts are being used in all St. Luke’s Clinics

– More Breastfeeding Support available in the clinics. 3 OB NPs completed CLE certification this year. SLH Peds has a MD that is a CLC, and another that is IBCLC certified.

Clinic Support After Discharge

Infants being discharged from the St. Luke’s Birthing Center already have their follow-up appointments scheduled before discharge now

Mom/Baby dyads that need Lactation Support at any postpartum or infant visit are referred to Aftercare, usually the same day, for additional help and support

Baby Friendly Work Group meets every 3 months includes Family Practice, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics and several other departments to ensure that the 10 steps are being implemented system-wide.

St. Luke’s Breastfeeding Support Group

Who, how, when, where?– Will happen before already scheduled monthly Breastfeeding

Education classes when there is already a Lactation Nurse available

– Room being used for Breastfeeding Ed is big enough for a support group session

– Start with a monthly support group session to see what the need is

– Re-evaluate for any changes needed

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