Congratulations on a job well done.
Darlene Breed, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Worcester, MA (USA)
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:20:48 -0500 Cindy Anderson
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>I posted last spring about some problems we were having and thought
>you =
>might like to hear the happy ending!
>
>As a result of a student having difficulties coordinating infant
>feeding =
>and class attendance on campus last spring, a working group was
>developed =
>to address the problem. This working group consisted of 6-7 faculty =
>representatives who support breastfeeding on campus from across
>disciplines=
> including Nursing, Medicine, Anthropology, Arts and Sciences,
>Counseling. =
> We met a few times, did our homework, developed a statement of
>support =
>and began action! =20
>
>We started with the University president who fully supported us. He =
>provided us with direction as to formalization and acceptance of this
>=
>statement by university governance. We brought our statement to the =
>University Senate (in May...their last meeting of the year!). It was
>=
>introduced by the president and approved unanimously by all members =
>present. It has been published in our Code for Student Life, and
>extends =
>not only to students, but to faculty and staff as well. =20
>
>Another outcome of this was a request to develop areas in buildings
>across =
>campus for nursing mothers and others who need a clean, restful
>healthy =
>environment to support their health (such as a place for diabetics to
>give =
>injections other than the bathroom!). We are also building a
>multimillion =
>dollar hockey arena on campus and have been able to get in on the =
>planning. As a result, we will have 4 family restrooms with an
>adjoining =
> area for nursing mothers with comfortable chairs, couches, sink,
>outlet =
>and changing table.
>
>We are very happy with the outcome and the level of support we
>received. =
>We were preparing for a long haul and were pleasantly surprised!
>
>I'll keep you posted on our next adventure!
>
>Cindy Anderson, MS, WHNP, IBCLC
>University of North Dakota
>
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