During the summer, spending the day at the pool and trips to the beach are popular options for parents to get the kids out of the house and beat the Florida heat. But it’s also one of the deadliest for children under the age of five. Florida has the highest accidental drowning rate for 1-4 year… Read More
Nurse home visits improve maternal/child interaction and decrease the severity of postpartum depression according to a new study released in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, a publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. The study found that both treatment and control groups had significant increases in the quality… Read More
The Florida Breastfeeding Coalition, Inc. is hosting four free breastfeeding education webinars this summer for maternity physicians and nurses as part of the Florida Baby Steps to Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Project. Physicians that attend all four 75-minute webinars will earn the education needed for a Baby-Friendly Hospital. CMEs and CEUs are also available to… Read More
Born Drug Free Florida is a new initiative started by the Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Office of Attorney General and the Florida Department of Health to prevent occurrences of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in Florida through the use of education and assistance. NAS affects babies born to mothers who ingested prescription medications and other drugs and… Read More
Orlando’s Florida Hospital opened a human-milk bank May 14, the first of its kind to the area and the second in the state (Miami is home to the first). The bank accepts surplus breast milk from nursing mothers and sends the donated milk to another bank in Denver that processes and redistributes the milk to the country’s… Read More