Clinical Updates for Health Care Providers
August 3, 2010
The first hours following birth are a time of rapid physiologic and psychological adaptation for both the newborn and mother. There is growing evidence that being in skin-to-skin contact makes a significant difference on how these adaptations occur for both mother and baby. Understanding short- and long-term effects of where a newborn spends the first hours after birth may alter our postpartum practices.
Milk production is a function of breast anatomy, hormonal and physiologic factors which uniquely impact the mothers of premature infants. We will explore how much milk they make, he risk factors for low production, and how can we help them make more milk.
In the late preterm infant, all organ systems may be significantly immature. We will look at the risks for infants who are born 4-6 weeks too soon & will be better able to iden-tify problems early, prevent many serious consequences, and support parents in caring for their late preterm newborns.
Finally a review of the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition (SPIN) Program at UCSD Medical Center: the design, implementation and outcomes of this human milk based nutritional program. Learn how the teams that care for premature infants have worked together to structure a program to improve human milk production, safety and feeding, as well as working on variables of infant nutrition, growth, and outcomes.
Featured Speakers: Raylene Phillips, MD, IBCLC; Lisa Stellwagen, MD, FAAP
Event Date: August 3, 2010, Tuesday
Event times: 9am - 4pm
Location: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Saban Building Auditorium, 4661 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
To learn more about this event click on the registration brochure below or go to Upcoming Seminars: http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org/events/upcoming.htm.
