Best Practices for Breastfeeding Friendly Offices and Clinics: How to Integrate Appropriate Lactation Support into Patient Visits

Description

As more families choose to chest/breastfeed their infant, they seek a healthcare provider who is supportive of their feeding choice and will provide evidence-based, high-quality support. This presentation will delve into recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine on being a breastfeeding-friendly practice. Information will be provided on ways to integrate these recommendations into clinic flow and meet the patient needs for evidence-based lactation care.

Hot Topics in Breastfeeding is a lactation 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 I WIC LATCH (Lactation Area Training Center for Health) and will feature guest speakers on various topics related to lactation.

Target Audience

Healthcare professionals, nutritionists, nurses

Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

• Identify two of the steps suggested by the AAP, ABM, and ACOG for creating a Breastfeeding Friendly Office Practice.
• Describe ways in which lactation professionals can add to the service provided for families.
• Discuss billing tips for making lactation services accessible for all families.
• State one idea for collaboration with community services.
• Identify awards for which your office may be eligible from the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition.

Faculty

• Emily Hannon, MD IBCLC