Breastfeeding
Description
This course will provide comprehensive, up-to-date, practical information for those who care for breastfeeding moms and babies. Topics include basic anatomy and physiology, proper latch-on and positioning, common problems in the breastfeeding process, issues surrounding supplementation, breastfeeding the premature infant, and how developmental stages affect the breastfeeding infant and toddler.
Course Objectives
- Describe the anatomy of the breast, including normal and abnormal variations.
- Discuss assisting the infant to latch on properly.
- Identify differences in the composition of preterm milk, mature milk, and colostrum, along with making milk.
- Describe normal feeding cues and sleep patterns of the neonate.
- Discuss GOALS and common problems encountered early in the breastfeeding process.
- Examine and discuss equipment which may be used by the breastfeeding mother.
- Discuss the issue of supplementation.
- Describe differences in breastfeeding the premature infant.
- Describe differences in breastfeeding infants with special problems.
- Discuss common problems of the breastfeeding infant.
- Discuss common problems of the breastfeeding mother.
- Discuss issues surrounding the cessation of breastfeeding.
- Discuss Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
Contact Hours: 6.8
Grandview Medical Center (OH-072 2-1-12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association OBN-001-91, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Co-provided by PCEO.
Faculty: Region II Lactation consultants & qualified perinatal healthcare professionals.
Target Audience: Perinatal nurses and pediatric nurses working with breastfeeding moms and babies.
Minimum Attendance: 5
Date: May 17, 2012
Time: 8:00 am– 4:30 pm
(Registration begins 7:30 am)
Deadline: May 3, 2012
Location: Southview Medical Center Campus, Cafeteria Classroom
