Mommy and Me Childbirth Education at Logan Regional Medical Center

10/19/2022

Did you know that Logan Regional Medical Center is a nationally recognized infant safe sleep hospital?

LRMC has maintained this certification for several years and has continued to improve our safe sleep guidelines to better serve our patients!

Since our last credentialing cycle, LRMC has began distributing wearable blankets and have included Safe Sleep Practice guideline clings to all of our rooms! We have joined hospitals across the state and country for safe sleep initiatives such as “this side up” onesies and campaigns to show off our little baby models in their safe sleep environment.

Most recently, LRMC attended a community baby shower in Logan, WV in which we distributed wearable blankets to all attendees and raffled off a Halo Bassinet.

The Women Center at LRMC is passionate about safe sleep promotion and want all of our littles to rest safe and sound! 🌛⭐️💤

06/21/2022

New Safe Sleep Recommendations released by the American Academy of Pediatrics

At Logan Regional Medical Center it is important that we provide up to date practices and education to our patients!

Today, June 21 2022, a new publication regarding safe sleep for infants was released and we would like to share the recommendations with our patients and community.

As you know, creating a safe sleep environment for our newborns is the number way to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

The recommended safe sleep guidelines are as follows:

1) The baby should sleep on a firm, flat noninclined surface

2) Parents should not use products for sleep that aren’t specifically marketed for sleep.

3) Car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers, and infant slings, are not recommended for routine sleep in the hospital or at home, particularly for infants younger than 4 months.

4) Breastfeeding reduces the risk of sleep-related infant deaths, and while any human milk feeding is more protective than none, 2 months of feeding at least partial human milk feeding has been demonstrated to significantly lower the risk of sleep-related deaths.

5) AAP recommends that parents sleep in the same room – but not in the same bed as a baby, preferably for at least the first six months.

6) Avoid parent and infant exposure to ni****ne, alcohol, ma*****na, opioids, and illicit drugs.

7) Pacifier use is associated with reducing risk

8 Make sure the baby receives routine immunizations.

9) Avoid the use of commercial devices that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS or other sleep-related deaths. There is no evidence that any of these devices reduce the risk of these deaths. Importantly, the use of products claiming to increase sleep safety may provide a false sense of security and complacency for caregivers.

Do not use home cardiorespiratory monitors as a strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS.

10) Supervised, awake tummy time is recommended to facilitate infant development and to minimize development of positional plagiocephaly. Parents are encouraged to place the infant in tummy time while awake and supervised for short periods of time beginning soon after hospital discharge, increasing incrementally to at least 15 to 30 minutes total daily by 7 weeks of age.

11) There is no evidence to recommend swaddling as a strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS. If infants are swaddled, always place them on the back.

Weighted swaddles, weighted clothing or weighted objects on or near the baby are not safe and not recommended.

When an infant exhibits signs of attempting to roll (which usually occurs at 3 to 4 months but may occur earlier), swaddling is no longer appropriate, as it could increase the risk of suffocation if the swaddled infant rolls to the prone position.

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Attached is the full link from the AAP. Please take time to read and share with caregivers of your newborn!

https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2022/american-academy-of-pediatrics-updates-safe-sleep-recommendations-back-is-best/

AAP urges parents to make sure the baby sleeps alone on a flat – not inclined - surface during sleep and strongly discourages bedsharing

04/01/2022

Happy April!

As they say, April Showers bring May Flowers!

We can’t wait to Shower your little April babies with Love this month!

Will you be delivering with us this month??

We cannot wait to meet all of our April babies that we will have the honor of celebrating with!

See you soon mommies!

01/04/2022

Our Beautiful New Year Baby!

Welcome to the World sweet baby!

Welcome to the World Isabella! Logan Regional Medical Center is ringing in the New Year with the first baby born at LRMC in 2022. Isabella was born at 1:18 pm on January 2nd weighing 6 lbs and measured 19 inches long, and was delivered by Dr. Emad Mousa. Congratulations to the family on your precious new addition! We are so grateful that you chose Logan Regional Medical Center to begin this new chapter in your life.

Isabella received a basket of gifts & necessities from Hometown Flower Shop, a sterling silver engraved bracelet donated by M&J Jewelers in Man, a $50 gift card donated by Walmart, a gift card donated by Pic-Pac in Man, a $50 Town N'Country Foodland gift card, a $100 Chief's Roadhouse gift card, a music box donated by Don Browning's Jewelers in Logan, a gift card donated by Melissa's Baskets Galore in Williamson, a children's book assortment donated by Mingo County Schools, an embroidered blanket from Hana Sedlock with Groovy Threads, and we would also like to thank Leah Vance Photography for coming to capture some special first moments with Isabella and her family.

Isabella also received a $1,000 scholarship donated by Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

12/31/2021

I’ve been running around all morning getting our goodies for our New Years baby!

We are excited, but mostly thankful, for our community donors that are excited to play a fun, generous part in our New Years baby!

Come deliver with us!

12/30/2021

It’s almost the end of 2022! Big things in store for our new year baby! Will it be you and your family welcoming this little celebrity?!

12/08/2021

As 2021 is winding down, we have BIG plans for our first baby of 2022

Area businesses and institutes have began helping us prepare for our first 2022 baby and we are excited to share with you what we have in store!

Stay tuned!

🥳🎊🎉

12/08/2021

As a reminder:

The Women Center at LRMC believes in providing high quality maternity and newborn care.

Our care model that we practice is built around quality of care, patient safety, and patient experiences.

We provide high quality care by continuously re-evaluating our practices and adjusting them to meet national care measures.

We meet quality of care standards through continuous education of the nursing staff, being a voice for our patients, and providing the community with education in regards to perinatal safety, labor and delivery expectations, and newborn safety.

We focus on patient safety through continuous fetal monitoring, thorough bedside assessments, preparing for emergent situations through stimulations and education, readily available resources, and by providing a safe environment for you and your family.

Last, is patient experience. We understand that you have a choice in your perinatal care. We have passionate bedside nurses who will be with you every step of the way. We understand the importance of meeting patient’s care expectations. We are inclusive, informative, and will always be a voice for yourself and your baby. We take steps to provide you with respect, dignity, and compassion.

When you choose Logan Regional Medical Center, you are choosing a unit that has a high focus on quality and fosters an environment that is inclusive of your needs, expectations and entitlement to great care.

If at anytime you would like to speak in great detail, you can call and speak to our staff at 304-831-1245 or call myself at 304-831-1174. I am always pleased to speak to our patients: past, present, or future!

—Megan O’Brien BSN, RN
Director of Women Services and Pediatrics

I am available and willing to set up virtual walk through tours via zoom or FaceTime with patients interested in seeing our unit as well as personally chatting with you prior to delivery to discuss what you can expect if you choose to deliver with us! Please feel free to contact me at the following email address or by calling and leaving a voicemail ar 304-831-1174

Megan.obrien@lpnt.net

11/25/2021

To all of our little 2021 turkeys, I hope you have a happy first thanksgiving!

And to all of our mommy’s that have a little turkey still baking, we wish you all of the best and a Happy Thanksgiving Day!

At Logan Regional Medical’s Womens Center, we are especially thankful for you choosing us to be apart of your lives and future family!



P.S. if your turkey decides it’s done baking to perfection, we are here 24/7 in our OB outpatient clinic and would be happy to see if your little turkey is ready to meet the world!

09/11/2021

New visitation for our Hospital begins tomorrow September 12th 2021

Our Women Center will allow for one visitor throughout the entirety of the admission

Whoever is designated as your support/caregiver upon admission is who will be permitted to the unit until the patients discharge.

As always, masks are required within the hospital and ask that all visitors mask when in the hallways, exiting the unit, and when staff members are present.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding 😷👶🏼🏥

08/01/2021

Submission from Summer Johnson Chapmanville, WV on breastfeeding

See below her full submission! Very informational!

Text and photo submitted from Summer Johnson . Summer owns rights to her own photo



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I was blessed to be able to breastfeed my son and then my daughter both beyond their first birthdays. Breastfeeding is a loving sacrifice to make for your children, but there isn’t a more meaningful one. As a nursing student with my first and working full time with my second, I knew I would have to be away from my children at times and that hurt me so much. I wanted to do something for them that only I could do. Breastfeeding made me feel so powerful. At a time when I was struggling with my new body image, breastfeeding gave me confidence. A feeling of, “Wow. Look at what my body can do. This is all they need. Even outside my body, my body provides for them. This is incredible.” At a time when postpartum anxiety rang high, this was so beneficial. The benefits to breastfeeding are immense but one that grabbed my attention early on is the added immune system support you are able to provide for your child through breastfeeding. I wanted my children to have as much protection as they could from the germs of the world and I was able to give their new, fragile immune systems a jumpstart with sharing antibodies of my own. When my son was 8 weeks old, he contracted Flu B and RSV at the same time. His symptoms were incredibly mild. I would’ve never guessed he’d have two scary illnesses. The doctors encouraged me to keep breastfeeding, even giving me Tamiflu to take so he would have some of it. And he was good as new in just a few days. The staff firmly believed that my antibodies, especially since I had taken the flu shot, gave his little 11 pound body the strength it needed. This meant the world to me at a time when I felt so helpless.
My best advice to a new mother at the start of her breastfeeding journey, would be to not give up. Some are blessed to have breastfeeding come naturally at first and others, it takes a little trial and error and a lot of patience. Do not be discouraged when your breasts don’t immediately feel engorged, this takes time. The little bit of colostrum you produce at first is so powerful and exactly what your babies needs. With my first (my son), I constantly worried that I wasn’t producing enough. There was a lot of monitoring his dirty diapers, even weighing him myself at home to make sure he was growing. But his pediatrician reassured me and I am still so thankful for her. With my second (my daughter), I had such a higher production. With every pregnancy you produce more glands in your breasts that produce milk. Breastfeeding her was so much easier and it made me feel so proud to develop a “freezer stash” of milk for her. So even if this isn’t your first pregnancy, I would encourage you to try again and you may be so relieved to see how much more success you could have.
Breastfeeding forms such a special bond between mother and baby. That connection that you feel while pregnant, that feeling of being all they need, you get to relish in that a while longer. Breastfeeding is such a benefit to babies, but it is to moms too. 💗

08/01/2021

Submission from Amber Blevins—Man, WV on breastfeeding

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08/01/2021

Submission from Alexandria Shell—Lyburn, WV on breastfeeding

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08/01/2021

Submission from Megan O’Brien—Man, WV on breastfeeding

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08/01/2021

Submission from Shana Vance—Harts, WV on breastfeeding

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08/01/2021

🤱𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇/𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊🤱

Hello all!

August is here and is day 1 of honoring, supporting, educating, and protecting our breastfeeding mothers!

Whether you exclusively breastfed, latched, pumped, breastfed for weeks, breastfed for years,or did not breastfeed, but support the mothers that do!

Some dates:

August 1- August 31 2021–National and World Breastfeeding Awareness Month

August 1- August 7 2021– World Breastfeeding Awareness WEEK

In 2021, it is the focus of not only our hospital, but of the world and nation to use this month to 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓 breastfeeding and recognize our shared responsibility to provide the best resources to our communities!

At 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 we feel we can do this through education and empowerment of our community to choose breastfeeding and help with challenges that mothers may face!

We share the same focus that those on a world-wide platform are practicing and that is:

“𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥”

Please share our posts throughout the week to help spread the word of the importance of breastfeeding!

07/15/2021

Last ONLINE mommy and me class!!!

Tonight

6:00pm

Topic: Megan OBrien's Zoom Meeting
Time: Jul 15, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76343506279?pwd=VXBaa2VMeWpNNnZ3eDdGZlU0SGFzQT09

Meeting ID: 763 4350 6279
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