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The Use of Human Milk & Breastfeeding ~ Education for the Registered Nurse
     Presented by - Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RNC - Clinical Nurse Specialist-
     Lactation Associate Professor - University of Pennsylvania School 
    of Nursing

Program Schedule

  • 7:30 - 8:00 am - Registration (Continental Breakfast Provided)
  • 8:00 - 8:30 am - Welcome and Introduction
    Current Recommendations on Breastfeeding & Where We Stand
  • 8:30 - 10:00 am - Benefits of Human Milk & the Biological Specificity of Human Milk - How Human Milk Decreases Morbidity & Mortality
  • 10:00 - 10:15 am - Break
  • 10:15 - 10:45 am - Why Women Don't Breastfeed - Support and Cultural Issues
  • 10:45 am - Noon - Anatomy and Physiology of Milk Production
  • Noon - 1:00 pm - Lunch (provided)
  • 1:00 - 2:45 pm - Initiation and Maintenance of Milk Supply Feeding of Human Milk and Lacto-Engineering
  • 2:45 - 3:00 pm - Break
  • 3:00 - 4:30 pm - Transition to Breast and Technology to Support Breastfeeding, Measuring Milk Transfer, Preparation for Discharge & Appropriate Follow-Up
  • 4:30 pm - Program Evaluation & Adjournment

 

To schedule this program at your location - please contact your local sales representative or contact customer service at 800.435.8316.

CE and CERP hours have been applied for.

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