Breastfeeding:  Gold Standard Table of Contents

This continuing education course has been updated regularly for CME Resources, the most recent 2010, and can be obtained, in full, as a CE course.

Abstract

The course is designed for the medical professional, with interests in perinatal and maternal-child health. The course opens with a review of the December 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics Policy, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk and its implications for clinical practice. Reasons why breastfeeding knowledge and support by the health professional are essential for the new millennium are given. It will assist the learner in supporting, protecting and promoting breastfeeding as the gold standard for optimal infant growth and development. The author takes a serious look at the historical, social, emotional and political factors involved in breastfeeding. The hazards of feeding artificial baby milks are addressed with the value of breastfeeding for mother, infant and society. An intensive review of anatomy, physiology and the uniqueness of human milk follows. Antepartum educational needs, antepartum assessment for lactational ability, and hospital routines that support lactation are considered. Research data from M. Klaus on the use of Doula's in labor, along with the effects of labor and delivery practices on the breastfeeding relationship are covered in detail. How to assist the mother and infant in the latch-on process, special circumstances, nursing the premature infant, jaundice, and the use of breastfeeding devices are covered.
Problem solving protocols from The Lactation Consultant's Clinical Practice Manual are included for: latch-on problems, sore nipples, engorgement, plugged duct, mastitis breast abscess, slow weight gain and failure to thrive. Medications, Herbs and breastfeeding are given in a brief easy to use table format. Selections from the author's Breastfeeding Basics: A Parent's Guidebook appear as a bonus section to assist health professionals with the most commonly asked questions.
 
 
 

Objectives
List two features of the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement "Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk."
Define the Baby Friendly Hospital
List two cultural phenomena that led to the decline of breastfeeding.
List two risks associated with the use of artificial baby milks.
State one reason breastfeeding can save millions in health care dollars.
List two relative contraindications to breastfeeding.
Identify the three stages of lactogenesis.
State one human milk feeding option for the mother who is HIV positive.
State how the early use progesterone laden birth control methods effect milk production.
Define successful breastfeeding.
State the possible effects of breast surgery, augmentation or reduction, on a mother's ability to breastfeed.
List one antepartum factor that can predict breastfeeding success or failure.
Identify the role of the Doula.
Identify three critical hospital discharge instructions for the breastfeeding mother.
List the major steps in the latch-on process.
Identify feeding cues.
Differentiate between normal newborn jaundice and improper breastfeeding jaundice.
Identify one factor regarding breastfeeding a premature infant.
Identify one contraindicated medication or herb in breastfeeding.
Identify the most difficult period in the newborn regardless of feeding method.
State which symptoms of postpartum depression need emergency attention
State two treatments for sore nipples.
Differentiate between mild, moderate and severe engorgement.
Give the definition of a lactation consultant.

Author Biography

Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC, received her lactation consultant certificate from the University of California in Los Angeles. She has maintained her own private practice since 1986. In addition, she serves as one of the lactation consultants for Kaiser Permanente in Riverside, California. Marie is also a clinical instructor for the Lactation Consultant Training Program, UCLA Extension. Mrs. Davis is the author of The Lactation Consultant's Clinical Practice Manual. She has mentored many student lactation consultants. Mrs. Davis is a member of the International Lactation Consultant's Association and is listed in Who's Who in American Nursing and Who's Who Among Young American Professionals. She makes her home in Moreno Valley, California with her husband and three children.

Copyright 1999  Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC

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Excerpts from-- The Lactation Consultant's Clinical Practice Manual: A practical guide to establishing a lactation practice.