For Hospitals

The Oklahoma State Department of Health with multiple partners has launched “Preparing for a Lifetime, It’s Everyone’s Responsibility,” a statewide initiative to help reduce infant mortality, adverse birth outcomes and racial disparities for such outcomes. The hospital-based activities are being conducted as an integral part of the initiative and include:

• Every Week Counts Collaborative (Elimination of Elective Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks Gestation)
• Abusive Head Trauma Prevention (Period of Purple Crying Program)
• Oklahoma Hospital Breastfeeding Education Project
  • Oklahoma Hospitals Urged to Support Breastfeeding
  • Hospital Support for Breastfeeding - CDC Vital Signs August-2011
  • CDC announces new effort to boost number of Baby-Friendly hospitals - CDC press release 10-13-11
  • Breastfeeding Action Guides for Health Care Settings
• Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Project
  • Recent Additions to Oklahoma Recognized Breastfeeding Friendly Worksites
  • Oklahoma Hospitals Work to be Designated Baby-Friendly
• Infant Safe Sleep
• Smoking Cessation

Contact Information: 
Barbara O'Brien, RN, MS
Program Director
Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Department of OB/GYN
800 N.E. 15th Street, ROB 204
Oklahoma City, OK  73104
(405) 271-7777, e-mail: Barbara O'Brien
www.oumedicine.com/opqi