Making the connection for successful breastfeeding
Hospital Care That Supports Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding makes a big impact on the health of Kansans. That’s why we’re connecting hospitals and birth centers to policies and practices that improve breastfeeding outcomes. We do this so Kansas mothers, babies, and the population-at-large can live happier, healthier lives.
Becoming a
High 5 for Mom & Baby Facility
High 5 For Mom & Baby provides resources and a framework to help birth centers improve health outcomes for breastfeeding women and their infants.
Participating facilities complete a voluntary and self-reported evaluation of their adherence to the High 5 for Mom & Baby practices.
High 5 for Mom & Baby facilities complete at least 5/10 PRACTICES
High 5 for Mom & Baby Premier facilities complete ALL 10 PRACTICES
“If breastfeeding did not already exist, someone who invented it today would deserve a dual Nobel Prize in medicine and economics.”
-Keith Hanson, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank Group
Why Breastfeeding?
If 90% of Kansas babies breastfed exclusively for six months, Kansas would benefit by...
Saving
27 MILLION
per year in medical costs
Preventing
22
maternal deaths
Preventing
7
infant deaths