There is still a long way to go to improve maternity care practices to support exclusive breastfeeding, however, we are so very lucky to live in such a breastfeeding supportive community. (becomingmothers.com)
At the historic 2011 Summit, national leaders who have traditionally disagreed about optimal settings for birth — including physicians, midwives, researchers, health administrators, payors, policymakers, and consumers — crafted a series of Common Ground Statements that describe a vision for improving maternity care in the US across all birth settings. (homebirthsummit.org)
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) has taken its years of experience in helping hospitals improve maternity care practices to support breastfeeding and packaged the key strategies into a series of virtual coaching programs for healthcare professionals. (texastenstep.org)