Tuesday, January 12, 2016

New Year, Renewed Program

 When we met with Gigi (Nurse Manager of the Maternity and Infant Center and Perinatal Services) to discuss the program and our positions as coordinators in August, we were made aware that UWMC volunteer services and the labor and delivery staff would like to see some changes in the structure of our program. Therefore, our program was temporarily suspended while we spent the last few months working out what we hope will be a mutually beneficial and pleasing structure. 

We are building upon the program's original purpose and mission; Much work has already been done for us by the original creators of the program and all the volunteers and doulas who came before. Much of the change is about increasing communication with our partners and supporters in the hospital. Practically, the new structure expects more regularly scheduled shifts for volunteers along with care teams- small groups of doulas who share being on-call for one particular client.