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Laurie,
Keep in mind that the Mississippi WIC program provides free CE trainings to
delivering hospitals. Give me a call for more info:\
Laura Wright
Breastfeeding Program Coordinator
Mississippi WIC Program
800-545-6747
In a message dated 11/12/2005 7:47:37 PM Central Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:35:21 +0000
> From: laurie wheeler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: report from N.E. Mississippi USA
>
> Hello lactnetters,
> Thought I would send a little report about my job in N.E. Mississippi (s.e.
> USA) since Hurricane Katrina and how things compare to New Orleans on the
> breastfeeding front. I am happy to say that I am working part time starting
> up a breastfeeding program at a hospital that does about 1000 births per
> year. The breastfeeding initiation rates are 40% average, 30-48% was the
> range by month over the last 11 months. The rates drop from there at
> hospital discharge which is only about 24 hrs for vag birth and 2-3 days for
>
> c/s birth. so we have a huge amount of work to do. In New Orleans, my rates
> were steady at about 47-50% over last 2 yrs.
> The new program consists of myself (soon to train a nurse interested in
> becoming LC to help me) seeing all breastfeeding moms, and doing f/u calls
> to start. I am weeding through the written info and discarding or
> re-inventing where needed.
> The maternity dept seem to do a good job of keeping moms/babies together
> within the constraints of a separate pp/nsy model. Babies seem to stay with
> mom for 1-2 hrs, they usually do get in a good feed. A nsy nurse goes to the
>
> birthing area and gives the vit k and eye prophylaxis and does the vital
> statistics after a time and then leaves mom/baby together again for awhile.
> I see alot more rooming in and babies NOT in the nursery so much. I also
> note that mothers tend to be more mobile and self-sufficient, not sure if
> that is the hospital culture and expectation or the culture of rural
> Mississippi. For example, moms come into the nsy to view the digital baby
> photos and pick one, and they come in for their dsicharge teaching. They are
>
> up and about much much more than in N.O.
> I've seen much less c/s births, havent' gotten an answer as to what the
> actual rates are, and I see much less obesity although I see that Miss. has
> high obesity rates. These are just observations not statistical analyses.
> We have one electric pump for moms to use. A large percentage of moms are
> low income on the state Medicaid and WIC program (USA low income health
> programs) which seems more cooperative and easy to access services for bf
> than New Orleans was.
> Nursing admin is planning to work with me to perhaps get some grant funding
> to expand this program to a f/u clinic and hopefully some good nurses
> training and resources. If you have any ideas about grant funding let me
> know. The medical staff seem quite supportive of bf, there are several
> family practice docs, a couple pediatricians. Very sick babies and level 3
> babies are shipped out.
>
> So I feel like I'm in a more supportive environment now but still I miss
> home.
> Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN
>
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