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FREE In-service- The Gift: Louisiana’s Approach to Improving Breastfeeding Rates in the Maternity Care Setting and Beyond PDF Print E-mail

Free 1.0 Contact Hour Provided!

(Attendance at entire activity and completion/submission of evaluation is required to receive 1.0 contact hour (continuing nursing education) and a certificate of attendance).

Contact Marci Brewer Asling to schedule a Gift presentation for your staff.

This provider-directed continuing nursing education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours by LSNA. Louisiana State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.

 


 
New Gift Certified Facility PDF Print E-mail

Congratulations to Tulane-Lakeside Hospital of Metairie, Louisiana on their recent Gift Re-Certification!

Tulane-Lakeside Hospital received their initial Gift Certification in March 2008.  Through the hard work and dedication of lactation consultants Sarah Rando, RN, IBCLC and Michele Granito, RN, IBCLC, Tulane-Lakeside has continued to build it's lactation support services and improve its implementation of best practices for infant feeding helping them achieve Gift Re-Certification this month. 

 
Just saying "No" to formula company "gifts" PDF Print E-mail

"Mothers and infants deserve our unbiased support for breastfeeding and the ethical practice of our respective professions." -Marsha Walker.
Formula Company Discharge Bags: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.

Read more in The Gift's Position Statement on Formula Company "Gifts" here

 
Training Program PDF Print E-mail

The Gift's 6-Contact Hour Training Program, "Supporting Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Practices in Louisiana: The Gift", is still available. Please contact Marci Brewer at 504-655-1123 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to schedule a training in your region.

Click here to download the training brochure