Vision to create a lactation room of beauty and peace that generates feelings of well-being, healing and meditation for working mothers in the hospital.

1. Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Caritas in Action
How Caring Science informs and inspires KP caregivers and affirms our commitment to provide our
patients and their families exceptional care
Caritas Consortium 2014
Creating a caring environment for Lactating Mothers
Honoring Health, Healing & Wholeness

2. Creating a caring environment for Lactating
Mothers
Intent to Contribute Statement:
Vision to create a lactation room of beauty and peace that generates feelings of well-being, healing and
meditation for working mothers in the hospital.
I am instituting Process #8 by creating a non sterile environment for new mothers to lactate. We have a
designated room which has been painted in soothing colors, a couch and 2 rockers. My intention is to create a
warm, homey room to allow the relaxation of the mother, decrease any pain and encourage bonding with the
baby. I am creating art for the area, I will be upgrading the decorating. I will place journals so that the Moms
can express their feelings.
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3. Inspired Contributor(s) :
 Angela D Simms
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Service Area: Diablo
Medical Center: WCR
Affiliation: PCS
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Year Shared: 2014
Venue: Caritas Consortium
Format: Poster
ID #: H15
Keyword TAGs:
Identifier
 Consortium2014-June, Diablo,
Walnut Creek, Poster, Patient
Care Services, Maternal Child
Health
 Healing Environments
Descriptor
 Healing Lounge
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Mothers

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