Hot Topics in Breastfeeding
Oct 24, 2023 Open Nursing Public Health

Description
Hot Topics in Breastfeeding is a breastfeeding education series for local WIC agencies, health departments, hospitals and healthcare professionals offered via Webex once a quarter. Each session will focus on a topic related to lactation management and care of the chest/breastfeeding dyad. This series is funded by and hosted by the Region 1 WIC LATCH (Lactation Area Training Center for Health) and will feature guest speakers on various topics related to lactation.
July 25th - Black Birth and Breastfeeding
Maternal morbidity and mortality are concerns for all women of childbearing age. In North Carolina, data shows that a black woman is 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy and birth complications than other women. Data also shows that black women breastfeed at a lower rate than other women. Why are the pregnancy risks higher for a black woman? Why are the risks for their infants higher? What factors contribute to a lower breastfeeding rate among black families? Nikita Smart, a birth doula and breastfeeding peer counselor with SistasCaring4Sistas will provide insight into the Black Birth and Breastfeeding experience.
October 24th - Queering Birth and Family
In this presentation, you will be exposed to the idea of queering as a verb and queering our ideas of family and birth is a way that facilitates self-assessment in your interactions with queer families and identifies specific changes you may need to make towards queer inclusivity in your practice.
This activity is only being offered via Webex.
All program dates are streamed from 8:30 AM to 10 AM EST.
1.5 credit hours are earned for each session attended.
Target Audience
Healthcare Professionals, Health Department Staff, Nurses, Nutritionists, APP
Faculty
- Jill Johnston, OTD
- London Newton, BPS, Doula
- Nikita C. Smart, CD (Dona), DBD, CLE
Sessions
Hot Topics in Breastfeeding: Queering Birth and Family
10/24 8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Credits
.200 CEU
The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.2 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.
1.500 Contact Hours
MAHEC designates this live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 1.5 Contact Hours.