Content
2 modules
Rating
Course length
60 mins
Instructor
Medela Global Education
Price
Free
Description
Foundational course on on best practices for lactation initiation and coming to volume in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
This course aims to develop a basic understanding of the benefits and strategies used to increase the use of mother's own milk (MOM) for vulnerable infants in the NICU.
CPD certified 1.0 hours
This is course 4 of 4 foundational modules:
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Foundations of human lactation in healthy mothers and healthy term breastfeeding infants
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Value of colostrum – nurturing infant health drop by drop
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Proactive lactation support
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Best practices for effective lactation initiation and coming to volume in the NICU
Objectives
- Describe how to apply informed decision-making principles to proactively support lactation care in the NICU setting.
- Summarize the evidence-based benefits of human milk for NICU infants, including its role in reducing the risk of medical complications and long-term comorbidities.
- Discuss the impact of early and frequent expression on milk production.
- Define the timeline for milk 'coming in' and target volumes to maintain long-term milk production
- Define oral immune therapy (OIT) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills to effectively administer OIT.
- Evaluate how to implement evidence-based lactation care strategies in the NICU.
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate CPD Best practices for lactation initiation and ctv in the NICU
Learning credits
CEU
1.0
CPD
1.0
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Best practices for lactation initiation and coming to volume in the NICU
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interesting facts on the initiation of breastfeeding
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Great info!
Great course! All NICU staff should take this course!
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Good insight to the NICU and the need for mothers milk.
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