Almost every action of this initiative can be summarized as keep the mom and baby together during the maternity stay and help moms increase nursing frequency! Keeping the mom and baby together and assuring uninterrupted time for rest and frequent nursing is no simple issue in hospitals today. Teams are testing how to create “nap time” or quiet time on the unit and how to convey this to visitors and staff. Staff are increasingly able to answer BF questions and assess BF because every team has continued to focus on staff education. Lactation consultants have taken the lead in many centers to provide this education and mentoring. A few teams have tested how to teach hand expression and one reports there is no better answer to the worried mom who believes she has no milk than teaching her hand expression.
