Next Steps: Working towards Sustainability Birth & Beyond California: Breastfeeding Training & QI Project With funding from the federal Title V Block Grant 1

Objectives Identify two personal objectives that were met in this workshop List two topics identified in this workshop that the Interdisciplinary Breastfeeding Quality Improvement Team will consider addressing 2

3 Birth & Beyond California Goals To provide healthcare professionals with the tools to: –Enhance parent-infant attachment –Engender newborn breastfeeding competence –Increase patient satisfaction with no increase in staff workload

Birth & Beyond California Objectives Contribute to creating an environment for maternal-infant care based on best practice guidelines as defined in Providing Breastfeeding Support: Model Hospital Policy Recommendations Demonstrate the skills necessary to design a plan of care that will maximize mother and infant skin-to-skin contact and bonding Identify biologic, nutritional and immunologic properties of breastfeeding and the risks of artificial milk Recognize and discuss actions that will overcome common barriers to support mothers’ choice to exclusively breastfeeding 4

Activity Review your objectives voiced at the beginning of this course Review the questions voiced during this course 5

Interdisciplinary Breastfeeding Quality Improvement Team Review the topics for this team Is there anything else you want to add? 6

What’s Next ? ? ? 7

Boston Medical Center Inner city hospital Low income population Minority population First inner city hospital in the US to be designated as Baby Friendly 8

Boston Medical Center DVD From Bottles to Breasts to Baby Friendly “If we can do it, any one can do it.” 9

Evaluation & Post Test Please complete the Evaluation Please complete the Post Test Pick up your Certificate of Attendance Thanks! 10