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Process Measure: Breast Feeding Counseling, 0-12 months - Healthy Care for Healthy Kids Learning Collaborative*

Definition

Percentage of mothers currently breast feeding infants 0-12 months who are counseled to continue to breast feed through the 12th month

Numerator:  Number of mothers counseled to continue to breast feed through the 12th month

Denominator: the number of children 0-12 months with mothers who are currently breastfeeding who have a well child visit (pulled from the charts of 0-24 month

Goal

100 percent of mothers currently breastfeeding that are counseled to continue to breast feed through the 12th month


Data Collection Plan

Datacollection Plan (Required)

 

 

*Healthy Care for Healthy Kids Learning Collaborative (A Partnership of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and NICHQ)