WCAIMH Meeting: January 9, 2020 – Safe Babies Program
SPEAKERS: Rachel Douthwaite, Coordinator of Safe Babies Program SUMMARY: Rachel is the Safe Babies Program Coordinator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Public Health. She provides consultation regarding infants in the care of Vancouver Ministry of Children & Family Development (MCFD) or Vancouver Aboriginal Child & Family Services Society (VACFSS). Rachel works in collaboration with other health care professionals, foster parents and social workers to promote the best care for these infants, many of whom have issues related to prenatal substance or communicable disease exposure, and prematurity. Rachel’s nursing practice has focused on infant, child, youth, and women’s health. She has worked in maternity, post-sexual assault care, and public health. She is also a lactation consultant and is passionate about supporting mothers and babies to meet their feeding...
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