Maine Perinatal Outreach

Birthing Hospitals

Non-Birthing Hospitals/Facilities

Birthing Hospitals

Non-Birthing Hospitals/Facilities

• PQC4ME - Maine’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative
• Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN)
• Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition (MSBC)
• State of Maine Public Health Nursing
• Maine CDC, Maternal and Child Health
• Maine Families Home Visiting
• Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS)
• Maine Emergency Medical Services
• Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation & Simulation | MaineHealth
• Maternal, Fetal & Infant Mortality Review Panel
• Data, Research, and Vital Statistics - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC | Maine DHHS
• March of Dimes
• Maine Association of Certified Professional Midwives (MACPM)
• Maine Doula Coalition 

• Care of the OB Patient in the ED of a Non-birthing Facility (2025)
• MCH Data Dashboard | CDC Maternal and Child Health | Population Health | Maine DHHS
• Roux-OB-Workforce-Assessment
• ME Perinatal Mental Health report
• Maine mortality data and reports from 2020 forward
• Standards for Levels of Neonatal Care: II, III, and IV | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (2023)
• Levels of Maternal Care | ACOG
• Maine Perinatal and Neonatal Level of Care
• Maine Map of Maternal/Neonatal Levels of Care
• Maine EMS Protocols

• AWHONN- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses - AWHONN
• Academy of Neonatal Nursing
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)
• American Academy of Family Physicians | AAFP

Goals

1. Support quality improvement initiatives in Maine to increase prenatal breastfeeding education, breastfeeding initiation, and exclusive breastfeeding through six months
2. Assist in improving the breastfeeding education and services you provide for new moms and babies.

Goals over the next 18 months are to:

• Increase % of infants ever breastfed (from 85.3%, according to the 2018 CDC BF Report Card)
• Increase % of infants exclusively breastfed at six months (from 34.1%, 2018 CDC BF Report Card)
• Increase # of milk depots (two in Maine in 2018)
• Increase access to Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM) in Level one and Level two nurseries for medically-indicated supplementation 

Sample Policies

• Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk Policy on the Mother Baby Care Unit (MaineHealth Maine Medical Center, Nov 2018)
• ABM’s Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2018)
• Supplementary Feedings in the Term Breastfed Neonate (excluding NICU) (MaineHealth Maine Medical Center, Oct 2018)
• ABM’s Supplementation Policy (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2017)
• ABM’s Position Statement on Informal Breast Milk Sharing for the Term Healthy Infant (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2017)

Resources

State

• 6 for ME:Maine’s 6 Steps to Improve Breastfeeding
• Maine CDC, Breastfeeding Promotion and Support
• Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition (MSBC)

National

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Breastfeeding
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Breastfeeding
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Breastfeeding
  • CDC Breastfeeding Report Card (2018)
  • CDC Guideline: Proper Storage and Preparation of Breastmilk
• LACTMED (Drugs and Lactation Database)
• Baby-Friendly USA (Hospital Designation program)
  • Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (BFUSA)
• March of Dimes
• Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast
  • Maine’s Milk Depots
  • For Medical Professionals Considering Donor Milk
• US DHHS Office of Women’s Health, Breastfeeding

Patient Education Resources

• Your Guide to Breastfeeding, Office of Women’s Health
• Variety of free/inexpensive patient education handouts, videos, etc. from CHEER (Center for Health Equity, Education and Research)
• Substance Use (marijuana, opiates, etc.) and Breastfeeding:
  • www.mainepreventionstore.com
  • Good to Know Maine, Marijuana education
  • http://211.org/
     
• Breastfeeding Education in other Languages
  • https://medlineplus.gov/languages/breastfeeding.html
  • https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/foreign-language-resources/
  • https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/breastfeeding/
  • www.llli.org (select preferred language from the drop-down menu at the top of each page)

Perinatal Breastfeeding Newsletters

• View our latest issue.

Breastfeeding Educational Opportunities

• United States Lactation Consultant Association Recorded Webinars (wide-range of excellent webinars; pricing available for members and non-members)
• B.E.S.T. Connection Breastfeeding Conference

Prenatal Education Webinar Series

• Prenatal Breastfeeding Education-Conversational Approaches and Essential Topics
• Can I use Marijuana While Breastfeeding?
• Cue Based Breastfeeding
• Milk Supply: Understanding, Optimizing, and Preparing for Different Scenarios
• Prenatal Mental Health Treatment & Lactation

Contact

Contact Paula Norcott at paulanorcott.ibclc@gmail.com with breastfeeding questions. She is ready to help you on your path to improving breastfeeding support in your hospital, practice or community.