HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is celebrating one year of success for the Maternity onto Motherhood (MOM) program, and the operation of western Wisconsin’s first breast milk depot and dispensary.
In the first year, the MOM program has assisted nearly 60 percent of all families who delivered a baby at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. The program helps families navigate the physical, emotional and lifestyle changes that come with parenthood from conception to baby’s first birthday. Together, the care team and baby’s family design and individualize each birth journey to ensure the safest and highest quality of care. This includes prenatal care coordination, delivery planning, proper car seat installation, lactation consultation, scheduling appointments, finding community resources and lending a friendly ear to those who want to talk through family related topics.
“It is so rewarding to see families benefitting from the MOM program,” said Maria Green, Women and Infants Center director. “Our MOM coordinators are like personal assistants to families. We’re so thankful to share our expertise in the hope it gives families valuable support and information.”
December also marks one year since the breast milk depot and dispensary opened at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, which is the only hospital in western Wisconsin to provide both services in one convenient location.
In partnership with Mother’s Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, based in Elk Grove, Illinois, the program has provided 500 gallons of donated, pasteurized milk to babies in the Chippewa Valley area over the past year.
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