Local Breastfeeding Resources Guide (Spring 2012)
We have just updated our Local Breastfeeding Resources Guide to reflect the current support groups, classes, hospital lactation offices and private consultants available in the Spokane/CDA region. Click the image below to download a PDF version of this 2-page flyer. We encourage you to distribute it freely to your clients, patients and friends.
We update this document about every 6 months to keep it current and include professionals new to our area or to the field of breastfeeding support. If you’d like to be added to this flyer, please contact us.
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Review Your Maternity Care Provider Online
OCTOBER 29, 2010
Bloom Spokane believes that women of childbearing age must have access to information that will help them choose maternity care providers and institutions that are most compatible with their own philosophies and needs. This includes being able to access patient feedback on doctors, midwives, hospitals and birth centers.
If you’ve given birth in the United States in the past three years, you are eligible to participate in The Birth Survey. Thanks to The Birth Survey: Transparency in Maternity Care, “women can now give consumer reviews of doctors, midwives, hospitals, and birth centers, learn about the choices and birth experiences of others, and view data on hospital and birth center standard practices and intervention rates.” If enough women take this survey, it could have a serious impact on maternity care in the U.S. [...]
The Birth Survey
How did you choose a caregiver for your prenatal care and birth? Most women I know rely on referrals from friends and often do their own research to find the doctor or midwife who will respect their wishes and support them in the birth experience they desire. In doing that research, women and their partners should have access to accurate and transparent information about the health professionals in their area as well as extensive personal feedback from other women about their birth experiences. [...]
