Navigating Lactation Education and Support in the Clinic Setting

Description

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative stresses the importance of prenatal lactation education for all patients with an emphasis on the role of support immediately during post-delivery on chest/breastfeeding initiation. The duration of lactation is increased when all patients receive ongoing education and support, including support when struggling with common concerns.

This six-hour course will prepare the learner to provide prenatal lactation education and support. The learner will be equipped with tools to assist the chest/breastfeeding family on their feeding journey with their new infant. The learner will also be provided with information to assist a parent working through common concerns, such as engorgement, sore nipples, and milk supply.

Topics covered in this training include:

• benefits and contraindications
• positioning and latch-on
• assessment that the infant is receiving adequate nutrition to ensure optimal growth
• support for common concerns (engorgement, sore nipples, plugged ducts, mastitis, yeast, milk supply, and supplementation)

Funding for this training is provided through the Region 1 WIC LATCH (Lactation Area Training Center for Health). The goal of the three North Carolina WIC LATCH Centers is to enhance the statewide infrastructure between local WIC agencies and lactation support and healthcare providers who serve the WIC population to improve the continuity of care through the implementation of coordinated services by developing formal referral systems. The Regional WIC LATCH Centers will help assure that public health agency staff funded by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and other health professionals serving the WIC eligible population have routine and ready access to accurate, standardized, evidence-informed lactation management training, support services and continuing education.

Agenda

8:15 – 8:45	Registration
8:45 – 8:50	Welcome / Introductions / Overview of the Day
8:50 – 10:20	Part I: Lactation Basics: A Guide to Establishing Exclusive Chest/Breastfeeding / Why Chest/Breastfeed?
10:20 – 10:30	Break
10:30 – 12:00	Part I: Lactation Basics: A Guide to Establishing Exclusive Chest/Breastfeeding / Establishing Exclusive Chest/Breastfeeding / Assessing That the Infant is Receiving Adequate Nutrition
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 2:30	Part II: Problem-solving: Helping Families Work Through Common Concerns to Reach Their Feeding Goals / Common Concerns and Solutions Related to Breast Pain
2:30 – 2:45	Break
2:45 – 4:15	Part II: Problem-solving: Helping Families Work Through Common Concerns to Reach Their Feeding Goals / Concerns Related to Milk Supply
4:15 – 4:30	Wrap up / Adjourn

Target Audience

Health Department and Health Care Provider Office Staff including: Nutritionists, Nurses, CMAs, CNAs, Social Workers, Clinicians, and Doulas

Objectives

• Identify the effect of personal beliefs and attitudes on breastfeeding
• Discuss the benefits of chest/breastfeeding
• Address perceived and absolute contraindications to chest/breastfeeding
• Guide a patient through the decision-making process
• Assist a client with positioning and latch-on
• Describe responsive infant feeding and the importance of feeding cues
• Assess the effectiveness of breastfeeding and know when to refer for further assistance
• Address the common reasons that a patient is experiencing breast pain
• Identify solutions to the breast pain
• Explain the importance of establishing and maintaining milk supply
• Identify factors that might impact milk supply and necessitate supplementation

Faculty

• Georganna Cogburn, MS RD LDN IBCLC RLC
• Sonja Emerson, MSN, MPH, RN, IBCLC
• Brandi A. Harrison, BS, IBCLC
• Ginger J. Poulton, MD, DipABLM, MSEd