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1 Idaho Perinatal Project Newsletter In This Issue Idaho Perinatal Nurse Manager's Leadership Summit May 2015 Nearly 10% of Breast Milk Solid Online Contains at Least 10% Cows Milk Breastfeeding May be Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Resources Idaho Immunization Coalition Save the Date - Idaho Perinatal Nurse Manager's Leadership Summit U.S. Vital Statistics Show Declines in Birth Rates DVD's Available Calendar of Events Join Our List

The Idaho Perinatal Nurse Manager's Leadership Summit is scheduled for October 14-16, 2015, at the Hampton Inn in Downtown Boise. Please contact Sarah Jacobson at 208-381-4174 or jacobssa@slhs.

2 The Idaho Perinatal Nurse Manager's Leadership Summit is scheduled for October 14-16, 2015, at the Hampton Inn in Downtown Boise. Please contact Sarah Jacobson at or for more information. Study: Nearly 10% Of Breast Milk Sold Online Contains At Least 10% Cow's Milk USA Today (4/6, Painter) reports that a study published Monday in Pediatrics found that "10 out of 102 breast milk samples purchased online contained at least 10% cow's milk." Lead researcher Sarah Keim, of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, said, "'It could be very harmful to babies with allergies or intolerance' to cow's milk." Since 2010, the FDA "has warned...that milk sold or shared online could be unsafe." The Wall Street Journal (4/6, A2, Beck, Subscription Publication) reports that authors say the study is small and may not be an accurate representation of breast milk obtained via personal connections. The NBC News (4/6) website reports that the FDA "recommends against feeding babies breast milk acquired through the Internet," because "donors are unlikely to have been properly screened for infectious diseases like HIV or chemical contaminants such as illegal drugs." Additionally, the agency warns that "if human milk isn't collected or stored safely, germs could grow in the supply." Breast Feeding May Be Linked To Lower Risk Of

Breast Cancer Recurrence The San Francisco Chronicle (4/29, Colliver) reports that in a study "looking at the medical histories of more than 1,600 women diagnosed with breast cancer," investigators

3 Breast Cancer Recurrence The San Francisco Chronicle (4/29, Colliver) reports that in a study "looking at the medical histories of more than 1,600 women diagnosed with breast cancer," investigators found "that those who had breast-fed had a 30 percent lower risk of recurrence of the disease after effective treatment and tended to have less aggressive tumor types than those who had not breast-fed." The investigators "saw improved breast-cancer outcomes among women who had breast-fed, but in addition found that those who breast-fed for six months or longer fared even better throughout the nine-year follow-up period." The findings were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Also covering the story are HealthDay (4/29, Doheny), the Oregonian (4/29, Wang), and the Daily Mail (UK) (4/29). Resources Idaho Dairy Council The Idaho Dairy Council has informational brochures available which providers can share with their pregnant patients. To order this eight page booklet, which provides pregnant and breastfeeding women with helpful tips and information about nutrition, appropriate weight gain, physical activity, breastfeeding and postpartum recommendations, please click here. Save the Date Idaho Immunization Coalition Immunization Summit The Idaho Immunization Coalition Immunization Summit is scheduled for September 21, 2015 at the Nampa Civic Center. To view the entire flyer, please click below. Immunization Summit Flyer

4 U.S. Vital Statistics Show Declines in Birth Rates, Infant Mortality The number of births and general fertility rates both declined by 1 percent between 2012 and 2013, according to the Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: The data presented in this report from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a longstanding feature in Pediatrics and provides a summary of the most current statistics for the United States. Appearing in the June 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online May 4), the summary also includes a special feature on trends in racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality. Other highlights include: Between 2012 and 2013, there were 3,932,181 births in the U.S., a decline of 1 percent. The general fertility rate declined to 62.5 births per 1,000 women, the lowest rate ever reported. The teenage birth rate dropped 10 percent from 2012 to 2013 to 26.5 births per 1,000 women aged The cesarean delivery rate declined in 2013 to 32.7 percent from 32.8 percent in The preterm birth rate declined for the seventh straight year in 2013 to percent, and the low birth-weight rate declined to 8.02 percent. Birth rates for women 20 to 29 years of age declined, but rose for women 30 to 39 and remained unchanged for women 40 to 44. The percentage of births to unmarried women declined slightly (40.6 percent) in 2013 compared to 40.7 percent in Unintentional injuries and suicide were the top two leading causes of death in children, and jointly accounted for nearly 50 percent of all child and adolescent deaths in Declines in infant mortality were greatest among geographic race/ethnic groups that have traditionally had much higher than average infant mortality rates. DVD's Available The Idaho Perinatal Project has copies available of the following DVD's: The Happiest Baby on the Block Purple Crying If you would like a copy of these videos to place in your libraries or share with patients, please Sarah Jacobson at jacobssa@slhs.org. Calendar of Events August /6 8/8 Pediatrics West 2015

5 Zermatt Resort ~ Midway, Utah Hosted by Primary Children's Hospital, in collaboration with St. Luke's Children's Hospital Register at primarychildrens.org/pediatricswest For additional information, please contact Sahar Ameri, BS or sahar.ameri@imail.org Pediatrics West Post Card 8/19 STD Update with Optional Clinical Hotel 43, Boise, Idaho Presented by The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center For more information, contact Ronnie Staats, PTC Training Coordinator at rstaats@uw.edu or September /21 Immunization Summit 2015 Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, Idaho For additional information, please contact Karen Sharpnack at October /14 10/16 Idaho Perinatal Nurse Manager's Leadership Summit Hampton Inn - Downtown Boise, Idaho For additional information, please contact Sarah Jacobson at February /18-2/19 Idaho Perinatal Project 2016 Winter Conference Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, Idaho For additional information, please contact Sarah Jacobson at About Us The primary purpose of the Idaho Perinatal Project is to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality and to improve pregnancy outcomes throughout the state of Idaho. Contact Us Idaho Perinatal Project 103 W. State Street Boise, Idaho (fax) Sherry Iverson, Director ~ iversons@slhs.org Sarah Jacobson, Coordinator ~ jacobssa@slhs.org

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