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Just the Facts, Ma’am
• The BCSCW was formed in 2010 and became
a 501c3 non-profit organization in May 2013.
• Website: www.bcscw.org
• Membership: 83 active members
• Facebook: 465 “Likes”
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“Improving the health of residents in South
Central Wisconsin by bringing together
community members to protect, promote,
and support breastfeeding. ”
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2015 Board of Directors
Laura Berger, RN, CLE
•President, 2014-15
•Board Member: Since 2013
•Symposium Chair 2013-15
•Public Health Nurse, Public Health
Madison & Dane County
•OPEN BOARD POSITION
Alison Dodge, CLC
•Vice President, 2014-15
•Founding Board Member
•Co-founder, Happy Bambino
•Co-founder, Natural Parenting Network
•Administrator – Madison Nursing is Normal
Project
•OPEN BOARD POSITION
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2015 Board of Directors
Ildi Martonffy, MD, IBCLC Laurel Franczek, Treasurer
•Secretary since 2012
•Founding Board Member
•Chair, Healthcare Outreach
•Physician at UW Dept. of Family
Medicine
•UP FOR RE-ELECTION
•Treasurer 2014-15
•Board member: Since 2014
•Repiratory Therapist, St. Mary’s Hospital
•La Leche League Leader & MMA
•2013 Breastfeeding Advocate Award
•UP FOR RE-ELECTION
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2015 Board of Directors
Cathy Szudy, CNM, IBCLC
•BCSCW Vice President 2012
•Founding Board Member
•Lactation Consultant, Meriter Hospital
•Mothers’ Milk Bank of Western Great
Lakes & Mothers Milk Alliance
•2014 Distinguished Service Award
•OPEN BOARD POSITION
Anne Eglash, MD, IBCLC
•BCSCW Medical Director
•Founding Board Member
•Physician - UW Dept of Family Medicine
•Founding member, Academy of Breastfeeding
Medicine
•Mothers Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes
•2013 Distinguished Service Award
•OPEN BOARD POSITION
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2015 Board of Directors
Alice Meyer, RN, BSN
•BCSCW Past President 2012 & 2013
•Founding Board Member
•Public Health Madison & Dane County
Sara Downie, RN, CLC
Founding Board Member
Prenatal Program Coordinator, Access
•OPEN BOARD POSITION
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2015 Board of DirectorsAnne Altshuler, RN, MS,
IBCLC
Founding Board Member
La Leche League Leader
2012 Distinguished Service Award
Miranda Welch, MA,
CD(DONA)
Board Member Since 2014
Certified Birth Doula
Symposium Committee
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20115 Board of Directors
Alllie Valitchka, CLC
Board Member Since 2014
WIC Dietitian
Breastfeeding Awards Committee
Web/Technical Assistance
Membership Coordinator
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• The 2014 Annual Meeting was held
October 13, 2014
• BCSCW Board of Directors meets each
month on the second Monday –
members WELCOME!
• Board elections occur once per year at
our Annual Meeting, October 22, 2015
(tonight!)
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Breastfeeding Champion Training
• Offered fall 2014 in lieu of Symposium- Sept 13 &
27
• 16-hour curriculum offered over 2 Saturdays () that
trains office nurses to perform optimal breastfeeding
telephone triage and basic in-person breastfeeding
support. Participants will receive breastfeeding triage
tools that are easily adapted for electronic medical
record systems.
• BCSCW offered scholarships to 3 members of the
African American Breastfeeding Alliance of Dane
County
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Overall, respondents were positive about the training experience. Many respondents found the
training so helpful that they would appreciate further training to maintain up-to-date practices. In
addition, there was concern among participants regarding workplace consistency. Many felt that
other professionals in their work environments were giving breastfeeding mothers advice that was
in conflict with what they learned in the Breast Feeding Champion Training. Finally, some
professionals have not had the opportunity to use the Triage Tools, and others express that the
administration and others they work with are barriers to their use of the Triage Tools.
Analyzing these results, we recommend that the Milk Mob formulate additional training and
informational sessions for interested Breastfeeding Champion veterans. Also, we believe that the
creation and distribution of literature related to the training would be helpful to professionals that
did not attend the training. If such materials were given to participants upon their completion of
the training, they could distribute it at their place of work to ensure a consistent message is
given to breastfeeding mothers. Finally, it may be useful to reevaluate the Triage Tools and tailor
them to different professions so each participant can feel more confident using them.
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SEPTEMBER
• Wingra Clinic.
• Pediatric intensivist from Maryland
presented about her Coalition Project:
“Breastfeeding Welcome Here.”
• Dr. Ildi Martonffy presented about
communication between physicians and IBCLCs.
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Thank you to the Committee!
Laurel Franczek
Allie Valitchka
Anne Althsuler
Emcee: Ildi Martonffy
Special thanks to the nominators!
Breastfeeding Awards: May 12, 2015
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2015 Community Breastfeeding Award
Recipients
• Employer: Globe University – Madison East
• Child Care: Asras Family Childcare in
McFarland
• Healthcare: Dean Pediatrics department
• Public Place: Hyvee in Fitchburg
• Advocate: Mary Vasquez, Wingra social worker
• Distinguished Service: Hershey Barnett-Bridges
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Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition Summit Annual
Summit
June 12 2015 |Stevens Point.
The summit offered a wide variety
of topics and speakers including
Nancy Mohrbacher, who spoke on
“Helping Mothers Who
Exclusively Pump” and
“Breastfeeding & Substance
Abuse.”
Board member, Anne
Altshuler attended with a
sponsored BCSCW
member Jeannie Manthe.
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• Breastfeeding and Opiates
Liz Goetz MD, IBCLC is a Newborn Nursery
Hospitalist at Meriter Hospital in Madison with a
special interest in opiate effects in the newborn. She
has given many presentations on this subject and is a
regional expert.
• Sleep Safety for Breastfeeding Infants
Liz Fleming, MD is a Family Medicine physician with
Dean Clinic East. She presented a Grand Rounds at St
Mary’s Hospital on SIDS and SUIDS with a discussion
around current recommendations related to co-sleeping.
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• Members continue to take
part in the Newborn Nursery
Committee at St. Mary’s
hospital as they work toward
“Baby-Friendly” status
• Board members Dr. Ildi
Martonffy and Dr. Anne
Eglash continue to give
regular lectures to the UW
Family Medicine residents
and NP students.
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• Scripted a letter to a physician who has been
giving poor breastfeeding advice according to
complaints by two mothers.
• Scripted a letter to a clinic because a mom who
planned to breastfeed was given a formula bag.
• Communicated with a clinic administrator
about an unauthorized sign offering free
formula to anyone who asked. The sign was
removed.
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BCSCW President
Laura Berger and
Treasurer Laurel
Franczek met with
State Representative
Lisa Subeck to
advocate for
legislation to help
protect working
mothers'
breastfeeding rights.
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• Fair Labor Standards Act – covers hourly wage
workers. ACA changed FLSA in 2010 to
include break time for nursing moms.
• Moms punching out for pumping time are
losing FT benefits.
• 2 bills being introduced (no numbers yet)
offered to correct this:
– Genrich – Green Bay (D)
– Rep Subeck – Madison (D)
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• St. Mary’s
Hospital now
providing banked
donor milk on
post-partum floor!
• Meriter Hospital
not using banked
milk on post-
partum – but use
of donor milk is
allowed.
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• Dane County voted in funding for making
lactation spaces in all county buildings; this has
not yet been implemented.
• BCSCW President, Laura Berger worked this
year with County Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner
and county facilities managers to implement the
lactation space requirement. Most facilities are
now largely compliant however finalizing and
promoting availability of the spaces is still in
process.
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2015 Board Elections
Each Director shall hold office for a two-year term with
approximately 1/2 of the Directors elected each year in
staggered terms. Maximum 11 Board Members.
Each member attending the Annual Meeting for
election of the Board of Directors is eligible to cast one
vote.
The candidates receiving the highest number of votes
up to the number of directors to be elected shall be
elected. Seven seats are open this year!
Employer: Globe University – Madison East (part time return to work, flexible scheduling, ability to bring baby to work.)
Child Care: Asra’s Family Childcare in McFarland. Helpful in keeping extra milk in their freezer, worked with teachers in infant room to avoid wasting milk. They have a written breastfeeding policy and parents are encouraged to store milk there.
Healthcare award: Dean Pediatrics department for leading the way in committing to the Milk Mob training and committing to educating their clinic staff.
Public Place: Hyvee in Fitchburg was selected due to several nominations from the public; they have two lactation rooms there.
Breastfeeding Advocate: Mary Vasquez, Wingra social worker. She has gone out of her way to help several breastfeeding mothers and has sought out additional training to help mothers.
Distinguished Service: Hershey Barnett-Bridges.
Breastfeeding Advocate: Mary Vasquez, Wingra social worker. She has gone out of her way to help several breastfeeding mothers and has sought out additional training to help mothers.
Distinguished Service: Hershey Barnett-Bridges.
US Breastfeeding Committee – for Eric Genrich’s bill – forwarded to him
Laurel met with Lisa Subeck – gave wish list to Rep Subeck.
10/12 Laura and Laurel received email from Lisa’s assistant – sent draft of their legislation – covers a lot. Wish list covered.
If you have to punch out for pumping breaks, you would still be eligible for health benefits.
Employee of dental clinic – being made to punch out for pumping breaks – no longer full time – lost benefits.
Enforcement clause.
Make connections – contact representatives. Families, businesses, health departments
Bi-partisan sponsorship.
US Breastfeeding Committee – for Eric Genrich’s bill – forwarded to him
Laurel met with Lisa Subeck – gave wish list to Rep Subeck.
10/12 Laura and Laurel received email from Lisa’s assistant – sent draft of their legislation – covers a lot. Wish list covered.
If you have to punch out for pumping breaks, you would still be eligible for health benefits.
Employee of dental clinic – being made to punch out for pumping breaks – no longer full time – lost benefits.
Enforcement clause.
Make connections – contact representatives. Families, businesses, health departments
Bi-partisan sponsorship.
US Breastfeeding Committee – for Eric Genrich’s bill – forwarded to him
Laurel met with Lisa Subeck – gave wish list to Rep Subeck.
10/12 Laura and Laurel received email from Lisa’s assistant – sent draft of their legislation – covers a lot. Wish list covered.
If you have to punch out for pumping breaks, you would still be eligible for health benefits.
Employee of dental clinic – being made to punch out for pumping breaks – no longer full time – lost benefits.
Enforcement clause.
Make connections – contact representatives. Families, businesses, health departments
Bi-partisan sponsorship.
Participate in ILCA related to Coalitions/ Coalition building
Assist in legislative efforts to protect pumping mothers’ workplace benefits
Increase membership: 80 active members; 59 lapsed
What else? Up to board and membership
Become a member!
Come to board meetings – but probably not in December – officer elections and determinating date for the next meetings