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4th Perinatal Hospital Leadership Summit

Visit https://hospitalleadershipsummit2016.eventbrite.com to register online.
Questions? Email mbchospitalsummit@gmail.com

4th Perinatal Hospital Leadership Summit Save the Date

Save-the-Dates

May 19, 2016
4th Perinatal Hospital Leadership Summit

(Dr. Jane Morton guest speaker)
for hospital leaders, invitation only
to be held at the Earle Brown Heritage Center,  Brooklyn Center

October 27, 2016

Mother Baby Hospital Collaborative Workshop, Breastfeeding Friendly Clinics

Twin Cities metro area location TBD

October 28, 2016
9th Annual Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition Statewide Meeting

Twin Cities metro area location TBD

Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition 2015-2016 Capital Campaign

Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition has demonstrated it can accomplish a lot with a small amount of funding, including supporting local breastfeeding coalitions, conducting workshops for hospitals to share information and resources, holding statewide annual meetings and hosting summits for hospital leadership to provide information on how to better support the 90% of women who choose to breastfeed in Minnesota.

SIX WAYS YOU CAN HELP

1. Make an individual tax-deductible donation to the MBC, a 501(c)3.
2. Become a voting member coalition of the MBC. Membership for local coalitions is $25 for 2 years.
3. Donate through your workplace’s Combined Charities United Way campaign.
4. Donate on Give to the Max Day – November 12, 2015 (https://givemn.org/) .Your tax-deductible donation will be matched by MBC Board and Steering Committee members.
5. Participate in a Pampered Chef Fundraiser hosted by the MBC. The PC consultant is a breastfeeding mother who is offering to donate 10% of her commission to the MBC. Watch for the announcement for a one-hour “virtual” party via Facebook and a one-week sale in November.
6. Donate to the MBC via the AmazonSmile Program when placing an order through Amazon.com, and a percentage of your purchase goes to the MBC.

Checks can be made out to the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition or by credit card or Paypal online via the Donate button at http://www.mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org

MBC ACTIVITIES

Events

Annual Meetings & Workshops (https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org/annualmeetings/)
Perinatal Hospital Leadership Summits (https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org/hospital-summit/)

Grants

Business Case for Breastfeeding matching grants to member coalitions to implement or improve worksite lactation programs (https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org/business-case/)
Beginning Baby-Friendly grants for maternity centers seeking Baby-Friendly designation
(https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org/hospital-summit/)

Advocacy

Lactation Consultant licensure bill efforts (https://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org/licensure/)

(Coming Soon . . . ) Scholarships

Assist applicants in cultures or ethnicities with low breastfeeding rates and those in geographic areas with few lactation providers with expenses related to becoming an IBCLC
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The 2nd Perinatal Hospital Leadership Summit is now open for registration.

Summit Registration Brochure

All maternity center leadership, CEOs, CNOs, Medical Directors of Pediatrics, Family Practice and Labor & Delivery were sent invitations from MDH Commissioner Edward Ehlinger. Please ask your hospital leadership to see if they have received their invitations to register.