Fifteen hospitals are collaborating and are currently collecting baseline data in order to paint a clear picture of practices surrounding support provided to new mothers and practices regarding feeding the ELBW infant. The initiative will kick-off officially with a learning session in Winston Salem on January 13 2011. Three clinical experts are guiding this initiative: Laurie Dunn, MD, a neonatologist practicing in Raleigh, Polly Sisk, PhD, a nutrition expert specializing in premature infants and human milk, based in Winston Salem and Linda Yandell Smith, RN, MSN, IBCLC, practicing in Asheville.
