Description
This recorded presentation by Professor Paula Meier highlights features of the uniquely human sucking pattern used by healthy infants when breastfeeding in the early postpartum days. Also featured are studies demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of Initiation technology™ as well as evidence-based best practices to implement this technology into practice.
Dr. Paula Meier, PhD, RN, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Nursing at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Meier has worked as a practitioner, researcher, and educator in the area of human milk, lactation and breastfeeding for premature infants and their mothers since 1975. She spearheaded the multidisciplinary Rush University NICU Human Milk Research Team that has conducted numerous externally-funded translational research and demonstration projects focused on the removal of barriers to high-dose, long-exposure mothers' own milk feedings for NICU infants.
This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.
This program has been accredited 1.0 CPD point by the CPD certification service.
Objectives
- Differentiate between sucking patterns used by the healthy breastfeeding infant during the initiation of lactation versus the maintenance of established lactation.
- Review evidence for use of Initiation technology™ in breast pump-dependent mothers of preterm and term infants
- Detail clinical strategies for implementation of Initiation technology™, including:
- explaining its function and features to mothers;
- guidelines for switching from Initiation to two-phase maintenance technology;
- common examples of clinical barriers and misuse that compromise implementation.
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Rethinking Early Breast Pump Use for NICU Mothers: Lessons from the Healthy BF Infant
Learning credits
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