National Breastfeeding Week 2021
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week! Over 120 countries recognize this impactful week for moms and babies. It is widely recommended by physicians and health care authorities that mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life and continue to breastfeed while …
CCMH Recognized for Efforts to Improve Outcomes for Oklahoma Mothers and Babies
CCMH is one of eight Oklahoma hospitals who recently received awards for providing excellence in perinatal care from the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. The awards were presented at the seventh annual summit of the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) on Oct. 2. Approximately …
CCMH Celebrates World Breast Feeding Week August 1–7, 2020
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is promoting World Breast feeding Week, Aug.1- 7, with the theme “Empower Parents, Enable Breast feeding.” The theme focuses on supporting both parents to be empowered in order to facilitate reaching breast feeding goals. Empowerment is a process …
Help the Environment by Breastfeeding Your Baby
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week! Over 120 countries recognize this impactful week for moms and babies. It is widely recommended by physicians and health care authorities that mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life and continue to breastfeed while …
Comanche County Memorial Hospital Re-Designated as a “Baby-Friendly” Hospital
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is proud to announce it has achieved the highly prestigious international Baby-Friendly ReDesignation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for bestowing this certification in the United States. This distinguished honor demonstrates that CCMH’s Women’s & …
Flying With Breast Milk
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week! A common concern many moms have is flying with breast milk either due to exclusively pumping or not having their child with them. Flying with breast milk for the first time can be nerve wracking. How much can you …