AOAÌåÓýƽ̨

Birthing Hospitals

Non-Birthing Hospitals/Facilities

Birthing Hospitals

Non-Birthing Hospitals/Facilities

• (NNEPQIN)
• (MSBC)
• Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation & Simulation | AOAÌåÓýƽ̨
• (MACPM)
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• (2023)

Education is available on a by-request basis, examples include:

• NRP Provider and Instructor Mentorship
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Perinatal Substance Abuse
• Obstetric Emergencies and Neonatal Resuscitation Simulations
• STABLE
• Breastfeeding Skills
• Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
• Others upon request

Recorded Webinars

Perinatal Transport Case Conferences are a multi-disciplinary review of transported mothers and babies.

• Literature reviews on any perinatal topic
• Individual case reviews

The perinatal outreach program is informed by evidence-based practices as well as strong collaborations with several community partners and professional organizations.

Community Partners

Professional Organizations

The work plan includes several areas intended to improve perinatal outcomes throughout the state of Maine. Activities and goals include:

• Completion and dissemination of the (perinatal addiction and newborn narcotic withdrawal guidelines) 
• Collaborating with hospitals on safe prevention of the primary c-section
• Collaborating with hospitals to support breastfeeding initiatives
• Reducing the number of infants dying in unsafe sleep conditions
• Promoting high quality safe home and hospital birth practices
• Levels of Care Assessment Tool (LOCATe)/Perinatal System of of Care
• Aid in the reduction of maternal and infant mortality rates
• Technical Assistance and Support for programs and initiatives related to Perinatal Addiction and Mental Health

Activities include:

• Member, Maternal and Infant Mortality and Resiliency Review
• Coordinator, Perinatal Leadership Coalition of Maine four times per year
• Planner, the MCH Annual Conference
  
  

Goals

1. Support quality improvement initiatives in Maine to increase prenatal breastfeeding education, breastfeeding initiation, and exclusive breastfeeding through six months
2. Assist in improving the breastfeeding education and services you provide for new moms and babies.

Goals over the next 18 months are to:

• Increase % of infants ever breastfed (from 85.3%, according to the 2018 CDC BF Report Card)
• Increase % of infants exclusively breastfed at six months (from 34.1%, 2018 CDC BF Report Card)
• Increase # of milk depots (two in Maine in 2018)
• Increase access to Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM) in Level one and Level two nurseries for medically-indicated supplementation 

Sample Policies

• (AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Maine Medical Center, Nov 2018)
• (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2018)
• (AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ Maine Medical Center, Oct 2018)
• (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2017)
• ABM’s Position Statement on Informal Breast Milk Sharing for the Term Healthy Infant (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2017)

Resources

State

National

Patient Education Resources

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• Substance Use (marijuana, opiates, etc.) and Breastfeeding:
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• Breastfeeding Education in other Languages
  •  (select preferred language from the drop-down menu at the top of each page)

Perinatal Breastfeeding Newsletters

Breastfeeding Educational Opportunities

• (wide-range of excellent webinars; pricing available for members and non-members)

Prenatal Education Webinar Series

Contact

Contact Kara Kaikini at [email protected] with breastfeeding questions. She is ready to help you on your path to improving breastfeeding support in your hospital, practice or community.