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                                    • Valley Recognized Once Again as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA

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                                      |Date: September 13, 2023
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                                      Valley Recognized Once Again as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA

                                      Valley Recognized Once Again as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA

                                      We are proud to share that Valley has once again been named a Baby-Friendly hospital after a rigorous re- ...

                                      We are proud to share that Valley has once again been named a Baby-Friendly hospital after a rigorous re-designation process by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for awarding this certif ...

                                      September 13, 2023
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                                    • Breastfeeding Empowerment

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                                      |Date: August 10, 2021
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                                      Breastfeeding Empowerment

                                      Breastfeeding Empowerment

                                      by Memorie Gladstone, IMH-E®, CD, CLC Lead Outreach Doula Hello, my name is Memorie Gladstone. I am an en ...

                                      by Memorie Gladstone, IMH-E®, CD, CLC Lead Outreach Doula Hello, my name is Memorie Gladstone. I am an enrolled member of the Blackfeet tribe, a wife, and mother of four, soon to be five children. My ...

                                      August 10, 2021
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                                    • Celebrating Breastfeeding Success at Valley

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2021
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                                      Celebrating Breastfeeding Success at Valley

                                      Celebrating Breastfeeding Success at Valley

                                      by Megan Stevens, DNP, RN-BC, IBCLC​ Here at Valley Medical Center, as a Baby Friendly Hospital, we belie ...

                                      by Megan Stevens, DNP, RN-BC, IBCLC​ Here at Valley Medical Center, as a Baby Friendly Hospital, we believe breastmilk is the optimal food for infants and support families at all stages to achieve bre ...

                                      August 09, 2021
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                                    • Overcoming the Challenges of Breastfeeding

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                                      Overcoming the Challenges of Breastfeeding

                                      Overcoming the Challenges of Breastfeeding

                                      by Kathrina Chow, RN, IBCLC​ Growing up in the Philippines, I was bottle fed and so were my four older si ...

                                      by Kathrina Chow, RN, IBCLC​ Growing up in the Philippines, I was bottle fed and so were my four older siblings. For my mother's generation living in a developing country in the 1970s and 1980s, many ...

                                      August 09, 2021
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                                    • Lactation Consultants: Your Breastfeeding Support Team

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2021
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                                      Lactation Consultants: Your Breastfeeding Support Team

                                      Lactation Consultants: Your Breastfeeding Support Team

                                      Adapted from a DocTalk by Megan Stevens, DNP, RN-BC, IBCLC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_UFcQCfGqo 0: ...

                                      Adapted from a DocTalk by Megan Stevens, DNP, RN-BC, IBCLC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_UFcQCfGqo 0:28 | What is a lactation consultant and what do they do? A lactation consultant is a person who ...

                                      August 09, 2021
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                                    • Lactation Services Team Empowers and Educates Families to Feed Their Babies

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                                      |Date: May 05, 2021
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                                      Lactation Services Team Empowers and Educates Families to Feed Their Babies

                                      Lactation Services Team Empowers and Educates Families to Feed Their Babies

                                      Valley’s Lactation Services team are International Board Certified Lactation Consultant nurses who help n ...

                                      Valley’s Lactation Services team are International Board Certified Lactation Consultant nurses who help new parents with feeding their babies. Scientific evidence supports breastfeeding as the best me ...

                                      May 05, 2021
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                                    • What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

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                                      |Date: August 03, 2018
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                                      What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

                                      What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

                                      Valley Medical Center is proud to promote World Breastfeeding Week 2018. This year’s theme is year BREAST ...

                                      Valley Medical Center is proud to promote World Breastfeeding Week 2018. This year’s theme is year BREASTFEEDING: Foundation of Life, with the following objectives: INFORM people about the links betwe ...

                                      August 03, 2018
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                                    • Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

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                                      |Date: February 01, 2017
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                                      Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

                                      Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

                                      Valley Medical Center has always prided itself on being a baby-friendly facility, but now it’s official, ...

                                      Valley Medical Center has always prided itself on being a baby-friendly facility, but now it’s official, Valley has received a prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth ...

                                      February 01, 2017
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                                    • Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 through 7

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                                      |Date: July 28, 2016
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                                      Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 through 7

                                      Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 through 7

                                      During the week of August 1-7, Valley is celebrating breastfeeding and our families with new little ones ...

                                      During the week of August 1-7, Valley is celebrating breastfeeding and our families with new little ones during World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is “Breastfeeding: A Key to Sustainable Deve ...

                                      July 28, 2016
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                                    • Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: July 14, 2016
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                                      Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      As a new parent, one of the first decisions you will need to make is how to feed your baby. The team at V ...

                                      As a new parent, one of the first decisions you will need to make is how to feed your baby. The team at Valley Medical Center is here to assist parents with making an informed decision, which best mee ...

                                      July 14, 2016
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