We were discussing yesterday at our monthly unit meeting
ways to increase
immediate sts care after delivery. The L&D nurses were
saying that "most"
moms did not want to do it. We explored how this concept
was being
presented to the parents and learned there were some ways we
could change
verbiage and practice on the staff's part. Our director
suggested that the
LC go in while the mom was in early labor and introduce the
concept of sts
and encourage the mom to accept the baby onto her bare chest
immediately
after delivery. This might work, as we do very few
"unscheduled" births in
our institution. My thinking is that I would make rounds in
L&D daily on
the moms who were there for an induction and talk briefly
with them about
the importance of sts care for successful initiation of
breastfeeding. We
give every mom a short tri-fold pamphlet on sts care that I
wrote several
years ago as part of their admission packet to the PP unit
and I was
thinking of handing her this pamphlet at my first contact
with her with the
hope that she (and her partner) would spend a few moments
reading this.
Is anyone else doing this or something similar in their
L&D unit? Have you
found it successful? Have you encountered any problems?
Thanks for your input.
Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL USA
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