The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition has awarded 黑料网 Family Medicine Center the Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics. Awardees represent the best our state has to offer in terms of support for the breastfeeding family.
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The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition has awarded 黑料网 Family Medicine Center the Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics. Awardees represent the best our state has to offer in terms of support for the breastfeeding family. 黑料网 Family Medicine Center joins a growing number of awardees committed to evidence-based, high-quality breastfeeding support.
The Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics is open to any outpatient medical clinic serving pregnant and/or postpartum women and children in North Carolina. Participation is voluntary and free of charge. There are no site visits required. Awardees benefit from public recognition of mother-baby friendly care.
鈥満诹贤� Family Medicine has proudly accepted this award,鈥� said Siobhan Wulff RN, Perinatal clinical nurse coordinator at 黑料网 Family Medicine. Wulff led the charge in advancing Family Medicine鈥檚 breastfeeding support so that the clinic would be eligible for the award. She was joined by the Maternal and Child health team, Farahi Narges, MD, Ami Golstein CNM, MSN, FNP, and Lisa Biggs, program administrator.
鈥淭his is a tremendous accomplishment as awardees represent the best our state has to offer in terms of support and education for the breastfeeding family in the outpatient setting,鈥� added Wulf. 鈥満诹贤� Family Medicine Center joins a growing number of awardees committed to evidence-based, high-quality breastfeeding support. This award reflects a collective commitment of our entire staff as we support all FMC mother baby dyads by providing the very best care and expertise in lactation education and support.鈥�
This competitive award signifies excellence in support for breastfeeding families.
Providers must:
- complete advanced education in lactation support,
- provide quality patient education to ensure that mothers achieve their infant feeding goals,
- eliminate all advertising from infant formula manufacturers鈥�, and
- ensure that their patients have access to breastfeeding support in the community.
Criteria for the award are based on the 鈥�,鈥� and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine鈥檚 鈥溾��
An online application is available at
Applications are reviewed biannually in February and July.