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Not To Worry, Inc. Ellen K. Brown, RN, BSN, MPH Martha Lantz, RN, MSN, FNP "Whom can I trust to care for my children?" We understand your concern.
Founded by a registered nurse and mother of three, Not To Worry, Inc. offers a comforting solution for families in need of quality new baby/postpartum care and the support for infants and young children at home. Our services bring welcome relief, education and confidence to new parents and those struggling to balance their adult commitments with the needs of their children.
Our staff consists of maternal/child, newborn and newborn intensive care registered nurses, childcare professionals and experienced parents. Each staff member is thoroughly screened by Not To Worry to ensure the finest care possible. Our pre-employment screening process includes personal interviews and extensive background searches as well as psychological evaluations. All baby nurses and caregivers are over 21 years of age and CPR certified for infants, children and adults.
Not To Worry, Inc. is not a registry or agency. Our company emphasizes teamwork and a deep commitment to clinical excellence. Not To Worry nurses and loving caregivers are professionals with the education and experience necessary for safe care, comprehensive health teaching, and timely recognition of and assistance with pediatric and family health concerns.
Our high level services fall into two categories:
New Baby Care: The first few weeks at home with a newborn can be difficult, both physically and emotionally, for the entire family. Not To Worry offers daytime and nighttime support with hands-on education for new parents, help with fussy babies, relief for exhausted parents, care for twins and multiples, breastfeeding support for mom and baby, nutritional guidance for the breastfeeding mom, safety education for new parents, and proper sleep positioning for newborns and infants. We believe that hands-on teaching empowers families to begin their parenting journey with greater confidence, comfort and ease. We understand that parents need clinically sound health information, and we are committed to giving them current, evidence-based advice they can trust.
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Our professional care and services are carefully tailored to the unique needs and concerns of each family. Our staff has tremendous experience with the care of low birth weight and premature babies, neonatal intensive care graduates, and babies with reflux and digestive challenges. We offer continuous nighttime support to assist families with babies' sleep through the night. We help families with the adjustment to more than one child at home. We support post-operative moms recovering from cesarean section deliveries. We provide gentle, comforting and experienced professional care before and after a baby's circumcision-whether the circumcision is done in a clinical setting or at a traditional bris. We provide ongoing and medically sound support for breastfeeding mothers and babies, and have assisted many mothers to achieve their breastfeeding goals. We offer the new mom time for herself, particularly when the workplace demands time from one or both parents.
We provide excellent support to children and parents with special needs and disabilities. Our registered nurses provide tremendous relief to parents with infants and children who are at home with monitors, and/or tube feedings, pre- or post-surgery. When baby blues, postpartum depression, or family mental health issues are a concern, loving, competent professional support can make a huge difference for everyone at home.
We happily visit our families at home before the baby is born. The prenatal visit allows our families the comfort of meeting staff prior to their babies' arrival. We offer great suggestions regarding the baby's nursery and changing area, too.
Infant and Child Care: Not To Worry childcare services can be utilized on a long-term, short-term or interim basis. We care for mildly ill infants and children; healthy kids with sick parents, too. Our staff is available to assist busy and working families during the daytime, evening or weekend, and full-time, part-time or once in a while is available. Not To Worry caregivers travel with our families as well so that parents can enjoy both a wonderful trip and vacation with their young children.
Many of our families are able to use pretax dollars for our services as a work-life benefit through their employer. Our service minimum is four hours per day. Please call us at (858) 350-6552 or visit our website at www.nottoworryinc.com for additional information about our work in the San Diego area.
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Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC This should be a book review. The American Academy of Pediatrics has just published an excellent new breastfeeding book for mothers and families. The "New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding", was edited by Joan Meek MD, MS, RD, IBCLC and many of the executive board of the AAP Section on Breastfeeding. Unfortunately, this excellent book has been tainted, and instead of a book review, this will be political commentary.
Without the knowledge of Dr. Meek or the Section on Breastfeeding, the Executive Board of the AAP cut a deal with Ross Products Division of Abbot Labs (Similac) to purchase 300,000 copies of the new book, with the cover modified to include the Ross logo. It is uncertain as to whether the books were meant to be placed in discharge gift bags, or given to mothers or health care professionals. The AAP Executive Board and marketing division felt this was an excellent way to get the book out in circulation.
The outcry from the lactation support community,
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including the Pediatricians of the AAP Section on Breastfeeding, was immediate and profound. Dr. Lawrence Gartner, the chairman of the Section, wrote a detailed letter explaining our concerns regarding conflict of interest, legitimizing the formula company, and devaluing an excellent book. He made several recommendations, including a review of such publication policies by the AAP Ethics Committee. Unfortunately the response received from the AAP Executive Board was not encouraging, citing financial issues and completely ignoring the conflict with the AAP's own 1997 policy statement. As a life member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I am both angered and disappointed by my own organization's lack of recognition of the potential for harm in its close association with artificial milk manufacturers. I will, however, remain a member, and work from the inside. I urge all breastfeeding advocates to continue to educate and inform, both from within and outside organizations, to protect and support our breastfeeding families.
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