Insights

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.

Andrea Thompson is a parent partner on the quality improvement team for the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, TX. Thompson has been extremely active with Kingwood’s breastfeeding support group, as well as its social media efforts to engage mothers. We recently sat down with the mother of a 3-year-old boy, Troy, to find out more about her role as a parent partner.