Rooming-in: An Essential Evolution in American Maternity Care April 28, 2016 The systematic use of nurseries in hospitals remains an expectation for many families, and now the move to rooming-in is challenging for the hospital staff and parents because many families do not understand the value of babies rooming-in with mothers.
NYS Hospitals See Dramatic Results in Breastfeeding Collaborative February 17, 2016 Aggregate results of the 12 hospitals saw a 16 percent improvement in their exclusive breastfeeding rate, 10 percent improvement in babies going skin-to-skin with mothers after a vaginal birth, and 27 percent increase in skin-to-skin after a cesarean section.
Being Small Has Advantages for Hospitals Implementing the Ten Steps November 13, 2015 Turns out, size may not matter. Small rural hospitals in New York State are experiencing as much, if not more, success in implementing evidenced-based practices to improve maternity care practices as their bigger suburban and urban counterparts.
NY Hospital Sees Breastfeeding Rates Soar with Neonatologist Leading Change October 15, 2015 Having a neonatologist as a quality improvement team leader helped foster change more quickly in five key areas: building consensus, becoming a convener, educating peer-to-peer, reassuring patients and making the process transparent.