Facilitating Breastfeeding Initiation

This full day seminar is designed to offer current information on the major paradigm shifts in breastfeeding and present new vocabulary and teaching strategies. Areas covered include: babies' inborn feeding behaviors, breast storage capacity and its effect on breastfeeding patterns, early breastfeeding and newborn stomach size, skin-to-skin and infant physiology. We will discuss the physiological effect of separation and how to use skin to skin to prevent problems. Strategies the incorporate the "natural laws" of breastfeeding will be identified to support high risk mothers, i.e. mothers with diabetes, obesity, pregnancy induced hypertension, long labors, and cesarean deliveries. In the last session, the ethical practices for lactation services will be demonstrated in challenging clinical case studies. NOTE: This seminar will provide 1 E CERPs for IBCLCs.

Objectives

Following the didactic presentations, participants will be able to:

• Describe three effective methods of teaching breastfeeding;
• Identify what research tells us about normal feeding patterns in the first days of life.
• List three methods of supporting breastfeeding after a difficult labor; and to
• List three practices that meet international ethical guidelines for lactation services.

This event will be held at White Memorial Medical Center 1720 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90033, in the Cafeteria Conference Room.

Event Date: September 18, 2008

Event time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

For questions or concerns please contact Megan Sanchez, LE BFTFGLA, Seminar Coordinator at (626) 374-2357. Parking fee: $5.00.

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