BROOKINGS — For the third time, Brookings Health System scored 100 of 100 points on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and …
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BROOKINGS — For the third time, Brookings Health System scored 100 of 100 points on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care.
The mPINC is a national survey of infant feeding practices in maternity care settings. Every two years, all U.S. hospitals that provide maternity services and free-standing birth centers are invited to participate. Brookings Health System scored 21 points above the average for hospitals in the region (79) and 18 points above the national average (82).
“New Beginnings Birth Center’s policies and practices help foster a supportive environment for mothers to make an informed choice regarding how to feed their infants,” Obstetrics Director Michelle Sand said in a news release. “Our team helps mothers prenatally, at the time of birth and postpartum, and post-discharge to help them reach their goals in their personal breastfeeding journey.”
Hospitals that participate in the mPINC survey are rated on six care dimensions that demonstrate supportive hospital practices to encourage breastfeeding. Those dimensions are:
According to the CDC, institutional changes in maternity care practices effectively increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. Birth facilities that have implemented the World Health Organization/UNICEF evidence-based Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, such as Brookings Health System, typically experience an increase in breastfeeding rates.
Brookings Health System’s OB unit, New Beginnings Birth Center, has eight beds consisting of five labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suites and three postpartum recovery rooms. The unit provides full OB services to expectant parents and enables area residents to deliver their baby close to home with a local physician. To learn more about New Beginnings Birth Center, please visit brookingshealth.org/OB.