Breastfeeding Sustainment Project Description

The pediatrician’s role in advocating and supporting proper breastfeeding practices is essential to improve outcomes for both newborn and mother. Currently Tennessee newborns have poor breastfeeding success rates. In Tennessee, only 15.4% of mothers are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. This project will assist your practice in identifying, implementing and maintaining process changes regarding breastfeeding support.  These practices will increase breastfeeding rates at the newborn visit and will assist moms with sustaining the breastfeeding as long as mutually desirable by the mother and child. This project is accredited for 1.75 hours of CME and 25 hours of MOC credit and lasts 12 months.

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AIM

Increase the number of children seen within 72 hours of nursery discharge to 90% and increase the sustainment rate of breastfeeding from newborn visit to 2 months by 20% over the 12 months of the project

Video Education

• Breastfeeding Sustainment
• Billing for Breastfeeding Support and Smoking Cessation

Data

• Breastfeeding Chart Review Summary
• Breastfeeding Measure Table

Tools

• Breastfeeding Basics Handout 
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout (Spanish)
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout with Johnson City Area Resources
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout with Chattanooga Area Resources
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout with Knoxville Area Resources
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout with Nashville Area Resources
• Breastfeeding Basics Handout with Memphis Area Resources