Closing lactation unit a disservice
When my husband and I were looking to choose a hospital to have our son, we decided to take some classes at Parkridge East. We found the classes to be very informative and the instructors to be very knowledgeable.
Part of the education that was provided to us in the classes was by the lactation specialist, Shari Hicks. Shari was in large part one of the reasons we were swayed to deliver at Parkridge East.
The hospital has decided to close its lactation center. I am disappointed that new mothers will not have the educational opportunity that this center provides nor will they have the support that many so desperately need. Many new mothers cringe at the idea of breastfeeding, or try it and easily give up due to frustration or being overwhelmed, not realizing the benefits to the health of their baby or the valuable savings.
Parkridge East is by far a great place to have a baby. It is saddening, though, that new mothers will not have the same support I had from the lactation center. The hospital is doing a disservice to new mothers by no longer making this valuable resource available in the community.