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PA Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics: Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Friendly Facility Module 5: How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding

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Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Friendly Facility Module 5: How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who provide prenatal care, inpatient maternity care, and postpartum care.

Educational Objectives:

At the completion of this module participants will be able to:

Evaluate the impact of labor events and interventions on breastfeeding outcomes

Communicate the importance of early and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact
Demonstrate the ability how to observe and respond to newborn feeding cues

Apply evidence-based strategies to support breastfeeding following Cesarean birth

Analyze on your own clinical environment to promote evidence-based, family-centered care

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

Lawrence, R.A. & Lawrence, R.M. (2016) Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession (8th ed.) Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier
A Department of Health data: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/Breastfeeding/Pages/Data.aspx

Joint Accreditation Statement:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. In support improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:

Course Director: Tanner Walsh, MD, IBCLC, FAAP — General Pediatrician, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Planning Committee Member: Dottie Schell, BS, RN, CLC — Consultant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Planning Committee Member: Robin Frees, BA, CHt, HBCE, IBCLC — Facilitator and Consultant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics | Facilitator and Consultant, Pennsylvania Department of Health Instructor, Nursing Mothers Counselor Training Course | President of the Board of Directors, Nursing Mothers Alliance | President of the Pennsylvania Resource Organization for Lactation Consultants
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Presenter: Anna Brasch — Executive Assistant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.