Comments on: Joint Commission Releases Perinatal Core Measure Specifications http://www.nctba.org/breastfeeding/joint-commission-releases-perinatal-core-measure-specifications/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NCTBA.org http://www.nctba.org/breastfeeding/joint-commission-releases-perinatal-core-measure-specifications/#comment-129 NCTBA.org Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:32:18 +0000 http://nctba.internetfd.info/?p=351#comment-129 You are correct. Exclusive breastfeeding is one of several choices of the five perinatal care core measures that must be selected by a hospital beginning April 1, 2010. They include: * Elective delivery * Cesarean section * Antenatal steroids * Health care-associated bloodstream infections in newborns * Exclusive breast milk feeding You are correct. Exclusive breastfeeding is one of several choices of the five perinatal care core measures that must be selected by a hospital beginning April 1, 2010. They include:

* Elective delivery
* Cesarean section
* Antenatal steroids
* Health care-associated bloodstream infections in newborns
* Exclusive breast milk feeding

]]> By: Karen Lavergne http://www.nctba.org/breastfeeding/joint-commission-releases-perinatal-core-measure-specifications/#comment-128 Karen Lavergne Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:17:25 +0000 http://nctba.internetfd.info/?p=351#comment-128 I was under the impression that if a hospital delivered babies, then they had to choose "exclusive breastfeeding" as a core measure? Now from what I am reading, it looks like it is an option, not mandatory, is this correct? Thanks, Karen Lavergne, RN, IBCLC, RLC I was under the impression that if a hospital delivered babies, then they had to choose “exclusive breastfeeding” as a core measure? Now from what I am reading, it looks like it is an option, not mandatory, is this correct?

Thanks, Karen Lavergne, RN, IBCLC, RLC

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