Strategy – WIC Breastfeeding Support

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/