Dr. Suzanne Haynes, U.S. Office of Womens Health, will Speak at CIMS Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is honored that Suzanne Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor of the Office of Womens Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be speaking at CIMS Fourth Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum on February 25th.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- Dr. Haynes will address the critical importance and protective qualities of exclusive breastfeeding and its impact on long-term maternal and child health. The Office of Womens Health launched a National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign in June of 2004 to promote the unique health benefits of long-term breastfeeding.
CIMS, an active participant of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, advocates in their Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) that maternity care providers strive to achieve the WHO-UNICEF Ten Steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. " The MFCI is a consensus document promoting an evidence-based wellness model of maternity care and a non-interventionist approach to childbirth. Health care providers who use the MFCI enhance the opportunity and ability of mothers to successfully initiate and continue nursing their infants.
At its annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth forum, CIMS is poised to initiate and support a sorely needed national birth practices task force. CIMS has helped bring national attention to the rampant use of unscientific birth practices and procedures that often complicate rather than facilitate maternal-infant attachment and the well being of mothers and babies. Roberta M. Scaer, MSS, one of CIMS co-founders, will speak on how birth practices impact breastfeeding and the motherbaby unit as a continuum.
In addition to the Office of Womens Healths Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign, CIMS cheers the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recent policy statement urging members to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding in their practice, in the hospital, in medical schools, in their community, and the nation.
In its report, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk", the AAP states that extensive research confirms breastfeeding and the use of human milk provide both short and long-term health benefits for both mother and baby. The superior outcomes of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life are extensive and include nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychological, social, economic, as well as environmental benefits.
To address the complex issues of the current U.S. health care system that inhibit the implementation of mother-friendly care, the forum program will feature a panel discussion on the Ethics of Choice and Control. Members of the panel, moderated by Henci Goer, author of two books on evidence-based maternity care, include: Wyndi Marie Anderson, National Organizer for National Advocates for Pregnant Women; Zola D. Golub, Maternal Child Health Nursing Specialist at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center, NYC; Nicette Jukelevics, Co-Chair for CIMS and Editor/Publisher of www.vbac.com; Nayna Campbell Philipsen, JD, a CIMS Board member and Director of Education, Examination and Research at the Maryland Board of Nursing. Sharon Schindler Rising, Executive Director of the Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association (CPPA) will end the forum with a presentation on using Centering Pregnancy to redesign prenatal care.
The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, is expected to attract maternity care professionals from around the world, representatives from national professional organizations, hospital administrators, medical and nursing students, members of government agencies, and media representatives.
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), a United Nations recognized NGO, is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals, leading researchers, and more than 50 organizations representing over 90,000 members. Promoting a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs; CIMS developed the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) in 1996. The MFCI is recognized as an important model for improving the healthcare and well being of children beginning at birth. The document has been translated into Braille and several languages and is used around the world.
For additional information about CIMS and a free copy of "Breastfeeding Is Priceless" visit www.motherfriendly.org or call Toll Free 1-888-282-CIMS (2467).
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