Time to first expression: Improving lactation outcomes: Early strategies for preterm mothers

We cordially invite you to join Dr. Leslie Parker, PhD, APRN for the first webinar in our five-part series "Bridging Human Milk Research to Increase Human Milk in the NICU."   

Receipt of own mothers's milk (OMM) significantly reduces the risk of prematurity related complications known to increase cost of care and vulnerability to chronic illness, re-hospitalisation, and developmental delay in a dose-dependent manner. Unfortunately, mothers of preterm infants are at high risk of producing insufficient amounts of OMM to provide high dose OMM feedings until discharge and beyond, thus limiting OMM associated protection. 

The first few days and weeks postpartum are critical for mammary gland programming and predict long-term lactation success underscoring the critical need for strategies beginning soon after delivery to optimise lactation outcomes. 

This presentation will provide an overview of current evidence regarding strategies in the early post-partum period including timing of pumping initiation after delivery. In addition, an overview of best practices to improve lactation outcomes in mothers of preterm infants is presented.

This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692. and CPD Certification Service Registration number: 3606693.