Initiative Status:
Active since 2013

Led By: Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health – Bureau of Family Health

Funded By:
Bureau of Family Health Title V

Louisiana

Improve breastfeeding outcomes, quality of maternity services, and patient-centered care with the support of The Gift‘s evidence-based designation program.

Learn more about The Gift

Initiative Status:
Active since 2013

Led By:
Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health – Bureau of Family Health

Funded By
CBureau of Family Health Title V

THE PROBLEM

Racial disparities in birth & breastfeeding outcomes persist

THE CAUSES

Why is this happening?

THE INITIATIVE

Ensure quality care for all families through The Gift

The Gift, housed under the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC), is an evidence-based designation program for Louisiana birthing centers.

It is designed to increase breastfeeding rates and hospital success by improving the quality of maternity services and enhancing patient-centered care.

Through The Gift, birthing centers receive resources and support for incremental adoption of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative’s Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

Ensure quality care for all families through The Gift

PROGRESS MADE SO FAR

Be part of The Gift’s progress

RESOURCES & SUPPORT

What’s Available Through The Gift

The Gift is constantly evolving its offering to meet the needs of Louisiana families, align with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, and support birthing centers’ quality improvement efforts. Birthing centers engaged with The Gift can access…

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIELD

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The Gift supports and advocates for the implementation of practices that promote safe, equitable, and dignified care for all birthing persons and neonates in Louisiana. The Gift uses improvement science and collaborative learning to support hospitals in improving breastfeeding outcomes and experiences for patients.”

Betsy Dancisak, MPH
Program Coordinator
Louisiana Bureau of Family Health

TIMELINE

Partnership History

Since 2016, Coffective and the Louisiana Office of Public Health – Bureau of Family Health have partnered to support birthing centers in increasing breastfeeding rates, improving the quality of birthing services, and enhancing patient-centered care. See our journey!

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

2016

2016

The Gift coaching team created.

Staff and perinatal education launched to establish statewide consistent message.

2017

2017

Quality improvement training for coaches and local leaders launched.

Coaches’ dashboard created.

Quality improvement science applied to birthing centers statewide.

2018

2018

Next phase of advanced quality improvement training launched.

Provider engagement initiatives began. Baby-Friendly compliant education offered to all Louisiana providers.

Motivational video series offered to shift culture of breastfeeding promotion.

2019

2019

Advanced quality improvement training continued with offering of QI Curriculum.

Breastfeeding education for ancillary departments (i.e. pharmacy and anesthesia) offered to all Gift birthing centers.

Gift 2.0 marks launch of updated designation criteria and evaluation framework.

2020

2020

The Gift team transitioned to new coaching model.

Baby-Friendly compliant, 5-Hour nursing breastfeeding skills competency launched.

Novel 2-hour provider competency co-created and trialed with residents.

Collaboration with LaPQC, NOWS and Express Yourself formalized.

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