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Educating and Empowering Mothers
Coming
An enormous effort by caregivers at EmPower training, so they have this
next month in Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is additional skill to support families.”
empowering mothers in their efforts to Beth Hawn, Corporate Director of
South Florida breastfeed their babies. Maternal Child Nursing at CCMH, calls
One year after incorporating an
Hospital News EmPower initiative at Cleveland Clinic EmPower a game changer for Cleveland
Clinic Martin Health. “Having 100% of
and Healthcare Tradition Hospital and Cleveland Clinic all levels of staff complete the online
Martin North Hospital, breastfeeding
education, followed by the EmPower
Report... rates are on the rise. training and competency, means that we
Lactation Consultant, Harmonie are now better able to provide support
Wampler says the EmPower curriculum immediately after birth to all our moms
• ONCOLOGY UPDATE in provides tools caregivers need to help who wish to breastfeed.”
South Florida: moms succeed with breastfeeding. “It Another form of support for mothers is
gives us the chance to counsel all our now available at a new Baby Café in
Innovations and nurses on conversations with moms that Stuart. Part of a national program, Baby
Innovators are not always comfortable. We want to Lactation Consultants Ashley Calderone Café is a place mothers can gather for
provide the exact same information to and Harmonie Wampler co-chair the social support and bring questions to a
• 2020: A Look Ahead moms during every conversation.” EMPower program for Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Martin Health lactation
• Financially Sustaining Those conversations primarily focus Martin Health. consultant, free of charge.
on the benefits of giving only breast milk Wampler says research shows that
a Healthcare national agenda to improve health in all
to babies for at least six months. once home, a lot of moms don’t breast-
Organization or Caregivers with direct contact to communities. The curriculum was devel- feed as long as they intended to, “So, we
oped at the Carolina Global Breast -
Practice mothers and babies, have completed five feeding Institute, which is part of the want to provide that support in the com-
hours of EmPower training since the pro- munity to help them meet their long
• Healthcare Banking & gram began in 2018. Since then, exclu- University of North Carolina, Chapel term goals.”
Hill.
Financial Options sive breastfeeding rates at Tradition Ashley Calderone is a Lactation Tradition Hospital also hosts a breast-
Hospital increased from 48% to 62% and feeding support group, which means
• Healthcare Recruitment at Martin North Hospital rates jumped Consultant and co-chairs the EmPower Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is deliv-
& Retention from 27% to 47%. project with Wampler. She believes ering community support to mothers in
EmPower training gives caregivers a
The EmPower program is funded in both Martin and St. Lucie counties.
• Medical IT/Software part by the Centers for Disease Control sense of confidence. “We’re looking to Hawn says it’s important that moms
Trends and Prevention (CDC) because increas- sustain this program and all new care- know, once discharged from the hospital,
givers coming in will go through
ing breastfeeding rates is part of the support does not stop there.
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