Breastfeeding in the Setting of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Updates 2024
Available through Feb 4, 2026 Open Nursing Public Health
Description
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!
Healthcare workers and lactation support professionals often find themselves grappling with a lack of confidence and uncertainty when it comes to counseling pregnant and postpartum persons with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) around breastfeeding decision-making. The presentation will focus on the recently revised Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Clinical Protocol #21. The presentation will cover ABM's recommendations in the setting of nonprescribed opioids, stimulants, sedative-hypnotics, alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis as well as persons on treatment for SUDs. In addition, practical strategies for implementing unbiased and consistent breastfeeding approaches will be discussed.
The learner should be prepared to commit 2 hours to complete the course, including watching the taped live webinar, reviewing the ABM Protocol and completing the post-test. The learner will have 45 days from the date of registration to complete the course after which the course materials will no longer be available.
This training was taped on January 23, 2024 as part of Hot Topics in Breastfeeding, a lactation education series for local WIC agencies, health departments, hospitals and healthcare professionals offered via Webex once a quarter. Each session focuses on a topic related to lactation management and care of the chest/breastfeeding dyad. Hot Topics in Breastfeeding is funded by and hosted by the Region I WIC LATCH (Lactation Area Training Center for Health) and features guest speakers on various topics related to lactation.
Target Audience
Healthcare Professionals, Health Department Staff, Nurses, Nutritionists, Advance Practice Providers
Objectives
At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the specific benefits and risks associated with breastfeeding in a substance-exposed birthing person, with a focus on non-prescribed opioids, stimulants, sedative-hypnotics, alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis.
- Summarize the updated breastfeeding recommendations outlined in the revised protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, encompassing various substances and SUD treatments.
- Apply knowledge of the protocols to develop strategies that recognize the complexity of breastfeeding in persons with SUD and encompass individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, clients, and multidisciplinary care teams.
Faculty
- Olivia A. Caron, PharmD, BCACP, CPP
- Amy E. Marietta, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM
Sessions
Breastfeeding in the Setting of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Updates 2024
2/4 11:55 PM–11:55 PM
Credits
.200 CEU
The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.20 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.
2.000 Contact Hours
MAHEC designates this online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 2.00 Contact Hours.
2.000 Nursing Contact Hours
Participants must complete the entire activity to receive credit.
2.00 Nursing Contact Hours Activity # AP 008-2410 Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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