St. Christophers Celebrates Second Annual Breastfeeding Awareness Week at the Hospital
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According to Amanda Ring, RN, MSN, CRNP, NICU Nurse Educator at St. Christopher’s, establishing a full milk supply in the first ten days is critical to the success of long term breastfeeding, and without a hospital grade pump it can be very difficult.“We assist moms in obtaining personal items to help with breastfeeding and work closely with home care visiting nurses who are involved with our patients.The group assists NICU mothers who are learning to breastfeed, as well as provides support and education to mothers throughout the hospital.Recently, this group collaborated with social workers from Ronald McDonald House, located on the campus of St. Christopher’s, to obtain hospital grade breast pumps to be available at the Ronald McDonald House.According to Amanda Ring, RN, MSN, CRNP, NICU Nurse Educator at St. Christopher’s, establishing a full milk supply in the first ten days is critical to the success of long term breastfeeding, and without a hospital grade pump it can be very difficult.In addition to providing support to inpatient babies, St. Christopher’s provides breastfeeding support for outpatient newborns.“Currently, our group sees about 140-160 newborns per month and about 75% are breastfeeding or dual feeding [formula and breastfeeding,” says Deborah Sandrock, MD, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), physician at St. Christopher’s.“We assist moms in obtaining personal items to help with breastfeeding and work closely with home care visiting nurses who are involved with our patients.Contact Information St. Christophers Hospital for Children Kelsey Jacobsen 215-427-5400 www.stchristophershospital.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from St. Christophers Hospital for Children Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend