Webinars March 23 and April 27 2011
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 Please mark your calendars and have as many of your team participate as possible in our next two meetings by webinar March 23 and again on April 27 from 2-4 pm. We will continue to focus on ways to increase frequency of feedings in the first 24 hours of life, as well as consider latch and hand expression techniques for all staff to increase their competency to support the nursing dyad. Click here to join the webinar. The phone conference number is 712-432-6100, access code 96875#.
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| Feeding Frequency contributed by Miriam Labbok, MD |
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 The physiology of breastfeeding initiation requires frequent feeds in the first days of the baby's life, preferably at least 9-10 per 24 hours. There is good evidence that the higher the frequency in the first days of life, the lower the incidence of jaundice in the first week, and the longer the breastfeeding will continue after the hospital stay. So, then, how do we achieve frequent feedings with the high level of interruptions, and the not so occasional IV that the mom has to cope with? Unfortunately, these are not the only obstacles to frequent feedings. On the next webinar, we are going to discuss how we each are figuring out how to overcome the obstacles.
Just to get you started, here are few deterrents to breastfeeding frequency: c/s, family visits, sleep location, tired mom...etc, etc. What can you do at your hospital to overcome these barriers to breastfeeding frequency? What other barriers can you think of? Let's brainstorm!
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Learning Session 2 pre-registration
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 The second in-person learning session for this initiative will be held in Raleigh on May 3rd and repeated in Winston Salem on May 5th. The travel team is comprised of 3-6 individuals willing to attend and share detailed information about how your unit has increased the number of mother/baby dyads exclusively breastfeeding during the maternity stay. The travel team should include the physician or CNM champion, the senior sponsor, nurse champions, and a family member who has been working with your team. Please have one member of your team click here to pre-register the members of your team who will attend this learning session.
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| Contact |
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 Karen Metzguer
PQCNC Improvement Advisor
metzguer@med.unc.edu
Work: 919-966-8391
Mobile: 919-619-6332
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