Hospital and Health Care Providers

Baby-Friendly Materials

• Benefits of Baby-Friendly - Information for hospital leadership.

Collaborative Webinars

• Sharing the Knowledge, June 6, 2017:
  • Handouts | CBFHC June Handouts.
  • HQIP Baby-Friendly incentive information: Hospital Provider Fee Oversight and Advisory Board -Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing | 2017 HQIP Information | 2018 HQIP Proposed Measures Draft.
• ​Quality Improvement = Baby-Friendly and the State of Breastfeeding in Colorado, March 7, 2017:
  • Presentation Slides | Quality Improvement | State Breastfeeding Data.
    Handouts | NIS Breastfeeding Report Card | Baby-Friendly flyer | PDSA Tracking Sheet | USDA Human Milk Storage Handout | 2015 mPINC Report: English | Spanish.
• Formula for Success, December 6, 2016:
  • Presentation slides | Introduction and Pat Maass presentation | Formula Attestation by Andrea Tran
  • Handouts | St. Joseph Infant Feeding Survey for Moms | StJoseph Prenatal Breastfeeding Education Trimester Checklist
• Education is Key, June 7, 2016:
  • Presentation slides | CBFHC Webinar | St. Francis Baby Friendly | Sustainability
  • Handouts | St. Francis Post Test Answer Key PDF | Word version
• Destination Dreams, March 8, 2016:
  • Presentation slides | Destination Dreams | Data Collection | Ensuring Safe Skin-to-Skin
  • Handouts | Bibliography: Final Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse
• Wrap It Up!: Finalizing Your Baby-Friendly Journey, December 8, 2015:
  • Presentation slides | Wrap It Up!: Finalizing Your Baby-Friendly Journey | Boulder Community Foothills Hospital, Our Baby Friendly Site Assessment Visit
  • Handouts | Denver Health 10 Steps Poster | Boulder 10 Steps, in Spanish | 2006 Early Infant Feeding Decisions - Los Dos
• Anticipating the Finish Line: Preparing for the Site Visit and Final Barriers, June 2015:
  • Presentation slides | Alternative Feeding Methods | The Fourth-D in the Pathway: Designation
  • Handouts
• Setting the Course: Implementing Guidelines and Overcoming Barriers on Your Journey, March 2015.
  • Presentation slides.
  • Marijuana Clinical Guidance slides.
    • Fact sheet - Marijuana and Your Baby.
    • Marijuana Breastfeeding Clinical Guidelines.
  • Boulder: Baby Friendly Provider Education slides.
• Sharing Best Practices for Accomplishing Skills Competencies for Maternity Staff, Dec. 2014.
• Step 3: Prenatal Connections, Dec. 2013.
• Data Collection: The Joint Commission and Baby-Friendly Requirements: Karen Peters, MBA, RD, IBCLC, executive director, Breastfeed LA, September 2013.
  • Speaker handout.

Going Baby-Friendly Webinars

• The Business Case for Becoming a Baby-Friendly Hospital for hospital CEOs: Marianne Neifert, April 2013.
  • Speaker handout.
• The Business Case for Becoming a Baby-Friendly Hospital, Parts 1 &, 2: Marianne Neifert, March 2013.
  • Speaker handout.
• Being a Baby-Friendly Hospital in Colorado: Karen Moore, MSN, RN-C, IBCLC, APN Poudre Valley Health Systems, September 2013.
  • Speaker handout.
• Linking Direction and Motivation to Engender Staff Buy-In: Marianne Neifert, M.D., FAAP, September 2013.
  • Speaker handout.
• Hiking the Mountain One Step at a Time: The Path to Baby-Friendly: Karen Peters, MBA, RD, IBCLC, executive director, Breastfeed LA, September 2013.
  • Speaker handout.
• Influencing Behavior Change - Hand Washing video, September 2013.

Charter

Tools and Resources

• Baby-Friendly USA.
• Texas 10 Step Program.
• Identifying and Addressing Implementation Issues presentation.
• Staff training sources table.
• Baby-Friendly staff training course list 2014 (Denver Health).

Standards and guidelines

• Core Competencies in Breastfeeding Care and Services (U.S. Breastfeeding Committee).
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols: Guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants.

Training

Online and self-paced training.

• 4th Trimester Project: A Critical Transition - Dr Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, FACOG.
  • Presentation | Handouts.
  • Q & A session.
• Breastfeeding Update - Three hour training for medical professionals (Baby-Friendly).
  • Presentation | Handouts.
  • UNC Breastfeeding Pain Management Protocol.
  • UNC Medication and Lactation Counseling Guide.
• Breastfeeding training sources.

Regional/classroom training

• International Lactation Consultant Association course providers directory: Search Directory of Course Providers.
• Healthy Children’s Center for Breastfeeding Lactation Counselor certificate course.
• Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association Lactation Educator 20-hour course.
• Lactation Journal Club, meets monthly in Denver.
• Lactation Exam Review.

Position and policy statements

• Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on breastfeeding and human milk.
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine position on breastfeeding.
• Family physicians position on supporting breastfeeding.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• American College of Nurse-Midwives position statement on breastfeeding.
• National Association of Neonatal Nurses position statement.
• American Public Health Association.

Breastfeeding protocols

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine clinical protocols.

Other resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

• Colorado Can Do 5 initiative.

• Colorado Can Do 5 crib cards.

• Colorado Hospital self-assessment.

• Medications and human milk.

• National Institute of Health Drugs and Medications Database.

• University of Rochester Lactation Study Line: 585-275-0088 (inquiries from health professionals only).

• Thomas Hale’s Breastfeeding and Medication Forum (for health care professionals).

Print materials

• Getting It Right After Delivery: Five Hospital Practices That Support Breastfeeding.

• Colorado Can Do 5 crib cards.

Best breastfeeding practices for birthing facilities.

About Can Do 5

• Colorado Can Do 5! fact sheet.

• Hospital policies survey fact sheet.

Can Do 5 awards

• Colorado Can Do 5! BEST Awards fact sheet.

• Colorado Can Do 5! BEST 2011 news release.

• Colorado Can Do 5! BEST 2012 news release.

• Colorado Can Do 5! crib cards.

Can Do 5 “Milk for Thought” videos

• Jennifer Dellaport, CDPHE breastfeeding specialist.

• Marianne Neifert 1.

• Marianne Neifert 2.

• Ellen Duran, Hospital women's services director.

• Jennifer, a new mom.