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In This Issue

• From the Desk of the CEO
• Friday Night Dinners: Food for the Soul Church Outreach Allows Physical Therapist to Nourish the Needy
• Neonatal Resuscitation: Saving Babies Around the World, One Breath at a Time
• Around the World, Two Nurse Practitioners Are Welcomed With Open Arms
• ER Nurse Volunteers in Bolivia
• Racing to Help
• Cardiac Cath Lab Makes History With First Laser Treatments
• Sentenced to Serve, Financial Counselor Becomes Safequest’s Volunteer of the Year
• In Grief, Two Mothers Reach Out to Others
• Children’s Network Leader Helps Families in Need
• Twenty Years with Mark’s Learning Center
• RN Rolls Up Her Sleeves in Nicaragua
• Siblings Support a Medical Clinic in India
• Social Worker Volunteers at Oncology Camp
• Mentor Mom: Passing on Parental Knowledge
• Family Bonds: Fund-raising for Muscular Dystrophy
• Clearing the Air for Kids: Coalition Teaches Families About Asthma
• Fancy Food Show Feeds Solano’s Hungry
• Family Finds Strength Working, Praying Together
• Chief Nursing Officer Takes Her Caring Touch to Kenya
• Classical Music, Close to Home
• Engaging Minds: Certified Activity Director Aids Solano’s Memory-Impaired
• NorthBay Adult Day Center – A Needed Service
• Great Wonders, Great Jubilee: Bill Seiden, Solano Wine & Food Jubilee volunteer
• Guild’s New Leader
• Welcome New Physician
• HERO Fund: Employees Help Patients in Need
• Cancer Survivors Day ‘Celebration of Life’ is June 7
• Golden Honors
• NorthBay Center for Primary Care Now Offers After-Hours Urgent Care
• NorthBay Hospice Makes a Vacaville Man's Dream Come True
• Community Support Strong for 2009 Jubilee
• A Life of Service

Mentor Mom: Passing on Parental Knowledge

May 18, 2009 · No Comments

She’s already raised two children of her own, but that hasn’t stopped Elaine Santos, an in-patient case manager at NorthBay Medical Center, from wanting to pass her years of parenting experience on to the next generation of mothers. Elaine is a “mentor mom” for the Children’s Nurturing Project in Fairfield. She recently completed hours of training so that she could be certified to mentor a young, “at risk” mother, guiding the young woman from pregnancy through birth.

“We’re here to serve as a role model for these women who may not have anyone else they can rely on or trust,” Elaine explains. These women may be first-time parents, may have no or little family support, or may have or had drug or alcohol issues.

What does a mentor mom do? Whatever is necessary to provide support, Elaine says. “We make sure they get to their doctor’s appointments, or we might help them deal with special needs. The goal is to help these young women do the right thing for themselves and for their babies.”

The volunteer work is a perfect fit for Elaine. “I’ve been a pediatric nurse for a long time. I love babies and children and have raised two of my own. If I can help somebody at a time like this, maybe it will be enough to help them turn the corner.”

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