Doylestown Hospital Recognized For Breastfeeding Services, Education

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Doylestown Hospital is one of 11 Pennsylvania hospitals recently recognized for excellence in lactation care by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and the International Lactation Consultant Association.

This is the third time Doylestown Hospital has received the award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification and providing a lactation program for breastfeeding families.

The hospital was also recognized for demonstrating that it has recently completed activities that help protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

“Doylestown Hospital is a proud supporter of breastfeeding with an 85 percent breastfeeding rate among new mothers," said Kathy Donahue, Doylestown Health’s director of Maternal-Child Services. "The support and education we provide to new nursing mothers is a priority to our Lactation Consultants. They are also available to support nursing mothers admitted to the hospital for surgical or medical reasons, and for those nursing mothers whose child is admitted to the hospital. We want all mothers who are nursing to feel confident and comfortable with breastfeeding when they go home with their newborn.”