Best practices for lactation initiation and coming to volume in the NICU

Content
2 modules
Rating
Course length
60 mins
Instructor
Medela Global Education

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:

  1. Foundations of human lactation in healthy mothers and healthy term breastfeeding infants
     
  2. Value of colostrum – nurturing infant health drop by drop
     
  3. Proactive lactation support
     
  4. 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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Added about 11 hours ago, by Anonymous
Easy to understand.
 
Added 1 day ago, by Anonymous
This was an easy one for me, because this is how we promote early pumping in our NICU
 
Added 1 day ago, by Jennifer
good overall education on supporting the NICU BF experience
 
Added 1 day ago, by Ashley
N/A
 
Added 1 day ago, by ka man
good
 
Added 2 days ago, by vesela
the course was very informative. the best part was the concrete advice and steps to take if you can\t breastfeed right away
 
Added 3 days ago, by Anonymous
n/a
 
Added 4 days ago, by edelbertha
great info, will definitely put it into practice to support nicu moms.
 
Added 5 days ago, by Melanie
n/a
 
Added 5 days ago, by Anonymous
Great

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