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Sinai Hospital has won an award for being a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Monday.
August was Breastfeeding Month in Maryland, and DHMH recognized employers through the state whose programs and policies that support new mothers upon their return to work.
Employers who provide a private, clean space and short breaks for nursing mothers reap the benefits, such as less absences and lower health care costs. Breastfed babies tend to have have fewer doctor visits, fewer hospitalizations, and need fewer prescriptions. Studies estimate a $400 savings on health care in just the first year of life for every breastfed baby.
Plus, allowing new mothers to breastfeed leads to higher morale and productivity.
LifeBridge Health has previously received the March of Dimes designation as a "pregnancy friendly" workplace. The criteria to receive that recognition includes providing a private area where lactating women can pump and store breast milk.
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Sinai Hospital Honored as Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace
Sinai Hospital has won an award for being a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Monday.
August was Breastfeeding Month in Maryland, and DHMH recognized employers through the state whose programs and policies that support new mothers upon their return to work.
Employers who provide a private, clean space and short breaks for nursing mothers reap the benefits, such as less absences and lower health care costs. Breastfed babies tend to have have fewer doctor visits, fewer hospitalizations, and need fewer prescriptions. Studies estimate a $400 savings on health care in just the first year of life for every breastfed baby.
Plus, allowing new mothers to breastfeed leads to higher morale and productivity.
LifeBridge Health has previously received the March of Dimes designation as a "pregnancy friendly" workplace. The criteria to receive that recognition includes providing a private area where lactating women can pump and store breast milk.
- Expectant Mothers Need To Get A Flu Shot
Expectant mothers need to get a flu shot as soon as it is available in their area, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only the flu shot, not the nasal-spray vaccine, is recommended for pregnant women because it is made with the inactivated...
- Uk Hospital Chosen To National Program To Improve Breastfeeding Rates
Photo courtesy of University of Kentucky Chandler HospitalUniversity of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital has been chosen to participate in Best Fed Beginnings, a national effort to improve breast feeding rates. Improvement is badly needed, with...
- Kentucky Companies Adjust To New Federal Rules Requiring Accommodations For Breast-feeding Mothers
Rules in the federal health-care refom law are resulting in Kentucky companies making room and time for mothers breast-feeding their children, the Lexington Herald-Leader's Mary Meehan reports. Louisville Metro Government and four Louisville hospitals...
- What It's Like To Take Childbirth Classes At Sinai
Ed. Note: We asked one of the Birthplace at Sinai's mothers-to-be to discuss what it's like to take childbirth classes. She'll be blogging periodically on her experiences as a new mother. I?m expecting a baby, but I don?t know what to expect....
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Sleep deprivation, fluctuating hormones, high stress and limited mobility all can tax the emotional and mental health of any new mother. Mixed together, these ingredients can be a formula for depression despite the excitement of a newborn baby. According...