This is thinking outside the box quite a bit but..
What if you looked at the average stay for an artificially fed baby and for
a breastfed baby?  Figure out the reduction in the time in the hospital and
associated cost.  Then pay the mother maybe 10% of the difference giving her
a portion of it as a stipend weekly as long as she brought in her milk.  It
would be kind of like a rebate program and could really help the mothers who
would like to provide milk but feel they cannot afford time off or equipment
for pumping.

Linda L Pohl, IBCLC, RLC
Linda 'at' PohlHome 'dot' com
Phoenix (AZ, USA), Washington DC (USA), Chennai (India)
Read my adventures at www.PohlHome.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela Murphy, PhDc, MS, CNM, IBCLC
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:35 AM 
Subject: Incentives for moms of preterm/hospitalized infants to continue to
breastpump

Does anyone currently employ an incentive program at their institution to 
applaud and motivate moms to continue to pump to provide breastmilk for
their 
preterm and/or hospitalized infants?  We are looking to start a program at
the 
Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC and were looking for 
some ideas.  Thank you in advance for any input. 

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