Elizabeth Smith holds a masters degree in public health with an emphasis in maternal child health. She began working at the University Hospital in 2000 as an educator and quickly moved into the management position for the Department of Perinatal Education. In 2003 she was asked to be on the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Steering Committee where she worked with a team to get University Hospital designated as the first Baby Friendly Hospital in Utah. She was asked to take the lead for Baby Friendly when the previous coordinator changed jobs. Since then, she has worked to maintain that designation.
Elizabeth is a certified childbirth educator and a board certified lactation consultant. In addition to her duties at the hospital, she sits on numerous committees including the March of Dimes Advisory Board, Perinatal Bereavement Committee, Perinatal Professionals Conference, and the Utah Breastfeeding Coalition. She is a board member for International Childbirth Education Association, Mountain West Mothers’ Milk Bank, and the Utah Maternal Mental Health Collaborative.
She has been married for 26 years and has three children ages 24, 21 and 12. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, swimming, cross country skiing, and reading.
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Interactive Ways to Teach Breastfeeding