LGH starts new
breastfeeding

program

THE MATERNITY ward at Lions Gate Hospital has in-
creased the range of services it offers with the inz.uguration
of its breastfeeding program for expectant mothers.

The one-session program
discusses the advantages of
breastfeeding infants along with
the importance of factors such as
diet and family support and
prepares the expectant mother for
what to expect in the first few
hours and days after birth.

“*We’ve based the content of our
program on the pre-natal classes
offered by the North Shore Health
Department, but it is not a
replacement for the pre-natal
classes,’ says murse Rosemary
Tindale, who conducts the
breastfeeding program. ‘‘The small
group size enables us to provide
personal attention and individual
counselling.’’

Tindale emphasized that the ses-
sions are not lectures but informal
learning and discussion groups.

Tindale, who also teaches
breastfeeding classes to new
mothers on the maternity ward,
says that the LGH program for
expectant mothers is designed to
meet the needs of a wide range of
women who want a little extra in-

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formation and adviez before the
bab:: arrives.

Sonte of the cnanges in attitudes
and information include the in-
creased emphasis on demand
feeding, the question of sup-
plementation to breast milk,
breastfeeding premature or sick in-
fants, and the emotional aspects of
breastfeeding.

The LGH program provides ex-
pectant women with additional in-
formation and support as well as
establishing a continuity with the
hospital ward where they will give
birth and receive their post-natal
care.

LGH breastfeeding program
sessions are held once 2 month on
3 West Maternity. The November
class will be held on Saturday,
Nov. 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and
the December class on Saturday,
Dec. 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Women who wish to participate
can cal] Rosemary Tindale at 988-
3131, local 282, for more informa-
tion, or can simply tutn up at the
class.

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