10 Steps Learning Collaborative for Birth Centers
The 10 Steps Learning Collaborative, a quality improvement community, meets monthly to improve specific infant feeding care practices in Minnesota's birth centers. These are outlined in the updated Minnesota Department of Health Breastfeeding Friendly Birth Center's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
Hospitals can support each other to close the gap between actual practices and evidence-based practices as the standard of care.
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The learning collaborative is designed for leadership and staff in hospitals and free-standing Birth Centers including:
nursing staff
medical providers
lactation professionals
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Meets virtually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month
Identify resources and share progress on the 10 Steps
New teams will have one-on-one onboarding via video conference
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Mini-grant funds available for participating birth centers can support training, educational materials, travel or data analysis. These funds cannot be used for Baby-Friendly USA fees.
About the Minnesota Breastfeeding Friendly Ten Steps
The Minnesota Breastfeeding Friendly Birth Center Recognition Program is aligned with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, founded by the WHO/UNICEF, to optimize infant feeding practices.
21% of MN hospitals (32% of MN births) are on record utilizing these infant feeding best practices.
These facilities have demonstrated improved chest/breastfeeding outcomes.
Review the guidelines for the Minnesota Breastfeeding Friendly Birth Center Recognition Program