WIC Breastfeeding Support

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Most breastfeeding families report not being able to meet their breastfeeding goals in relationship to exclusivity and duration.  WIC provides education and support to participants, but opportunities exist to improve and to assist families in reaching their breastfeeding goals.  We have been reliant on State generated statistics generated quarterly from a snapshot of caseload.  This group will provide a more robust examination of clinic trends, initiative impact, and a different way of looking at local statistics utilizing WOW reporting and special reports.  Benefits of breastfeeding is dose related, with exclusivity having greater impact on health.

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Health Improvement Strategy

WIC Breastfeeding Support

https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/wic-breastfeeding-support/

Goal:

Increase both the percentage of infants in WIC being breastfed, and increase the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed.

Strategy Description:

1.  Certification within 3 days of hospital discharge. 2.  Support exclusivity through education and support. 3.  Referral to IBCLC if any factors identified which may affect continued breastfeeding. 4.  Schedule breastfeeding families according to local procedures.

Level of Change:

Systems

Primary Focus Area:

Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health

Data Category Tag:

GCHD WIC

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Estimated Implementation Date:

2018-02-12

Estimated Completion Date:

2022-02-12

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Moderate

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Low

Potential Community Benefit:

High

Health Equity:

Research:

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/facts.html https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Health-Care-for-Underserved-Women/Breastfeeding-in-Underserved-Women-Increasing-Initiation-and-Continuation-of-Breastfeeding?IsMobileSet=false https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/get-support-wic http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/p/cm/ld/fid=221 https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/facts.html https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/BF-Guide-508. https://www.cochrane.org/CD001141/PREG_support-breastfeeding-mothers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3508512/

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