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This course will address why the current prenatal care paradigm is inadequate to prepare families for their lactation journeys and present solutions.  Antenatal lactation risk assessment is essential as well as a proactive approach to lactation initiation. Research, case studies and tools will be shared with the audience. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.   Presenter Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN Dr. Spatz is a Professor of Perinatal Nursing & the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing sharing a joint appointment as a nurse researcher and director of the lactation program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the clinical coordinator of the CHOP Mothers’ Milk Bank. She is an active researcher, clinician, and educator who is internationally recognized for her work surrounding the use of human milk and breastfeeding particularly in vulnerable populations. Read more

With an infant's demise the missing piece in bereavement care, is suppression of breast milk supply.  This course provides safe lactation suppression strategies and delivers information on support services and breast milk donation. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.   Presenter Donna Warr, RN, IBCLC Donna currently works as a lactation consultant through Lee Health’s Family Education and Lactation Services in Southwest Florida. With over 30 years of experience as a NICU nurse, Donna understands the challenges that new families face, particularly when encountering so many different caregivers throughout their prenatal and labour and delivery experience – and the confusion that inconsistent or mixed messages from these different caregivers can cause. She has also published an article, “After the loss of an infant: Suppression of breast milk supply”, in Neonatal Network The Journal of Neonatal Nursing’s July/August 2019 issue. Read more