The paradox of received support may lead you to wonder what exactly responsive support looks like and how you can encourage partners and supporters to provide responsive support. A practical way to understand responsive support is think of partners and supporters as members of a “breastfeeding team”22 . Good teamwork requires open communication, as […]
Any family member or friend can influence a breastfeeding parent’s decisions, goals and experience, but often female supporters (maternal and paternal grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and friends) are more closely involved with breastfeeding.3 Impressions of what is ‘normal’ and expected for infant feeding start to develop early as parents hear and observe the experiences of […]
(Click on the grey bars below to move between the slides. Click on the bi-directional arrows at the lower right corner below the slides to enter/exit full screen.) Level of partner and supporter involvement Partners and supporters’ level of involvement varies when it comes to infant and child feeding decisions and care. For […]
Quality improvement methods are processes used to assess data, identify gaps, develop an action plan for change and measure whether those changes produce the desired improvements. For example:
PDSA (Plan Do Study Act)
Lean
Six Sigma
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement
Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ)
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) Physician Practice Improvement cycle