Tracks: Diversity and Equity, Clinical Skills (Education and Communication)

Communities learn most easily from people from their own culture or from a provider aware of that community’s cultural norms regarding food. Yet, several barriers exist for students and community members to become IBCLCs. In Colorado and many other States, these barriers include both financial cost of coursework and the lack of supervised practice sites. This session will discuss the current lactation workforce and identify the need for training opportunities to prepare the next generation of lactation professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the current lactation workforce and identify the need for training opportunities to prepare the next generation of lactation professionals
• Identify the differences between the demographics of birthing people and the demographics of the IBCLC workforce in Colorado, New Mexico and the U.S. in general
• Evaluate the current availability of culturally appropriate lactation specific education and directly supervised lactation specific clinical practice in Colorado, New Mexico and the U.S. in general
• Formulate a plan for increasing culturally sensitive and equitable lactation education and clinical practice in the geographical area in which they practice

Speakers: 
Jennifer Bolton, PhD, RDN, IBCLC – Professor of Nutrition, MSU Denver Lactation Program
Amanda Ogden – Owner, Adjunct Professor, Expert Lactation and Education, Metro State University
Gina Penka-Corriveau, CPM IBCLC – Faculty, Director, Owner, Lactation Consultant, Midwife, MSU Denver, Community Lactation Access Project, Moonbabies Birth Services

This session qualifies for one (1) hour of R-CERP credit.

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Tracks: Clinical Skills, Pathology, Techniques

Diagnosis of clinical mastitis requires, in some cases, pathological confirmation. In order to provide effective treatment, we often need to know what type of microbe is at play. Nipple swabs and milk cultures are helpful tools to better understand the underlying pathology and determine the appropriate treatment. This presentation will examine methods for identifying bacterial mastitis and management of symptoms to provide more individualized care for breastfeeding families.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between clinical and pathological diagnoses of mastitis
• Identify at least 3 risk factors for developing lactational mastitis.
• Discuss laboratory investigations to diagnose causative organism.
• Describe management of lactational mastitis.

Speakers:
Fayrouz Mohammed Essawy, MSc,IBCLC – Neonatology Consultant, Ministry of health and population
Rania Mahmoud Mighawry – Clinical pathology consultant, Ministry of health and population

This session qualifies for one (1) hour of L-CERP credit.

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Track: Diversity and Equity

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has been launched since 1991, yet the uptake of this important initiative is still low globally. Using the Non Adoption, Abandonment, Scale Up, Spread and Sustainability (NASSS) framework, the BFHI implementation was examined in one hospital in Australia and one hospital in Indonesia. This presentation will examine an integrative analysis of the BFHI implementation, drawing evidence from literature, as well as from the quantitative and qualitative research methods conducted as part of this project.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the Non Adoption, Abandonment, Scale up, Spread and Sustainability (NASSS) framework.
• Describe at least 1 facilitator and 1 barrier of implementing Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in two hospitals, one in Australia and one in Indonesia.
• Apply the NASSS in the context of two hospitals, one in Australia and one in Indonesia.

Speaker: 
Andini Pramono, MPH, PhD, IBCLC. – PhD researcher, Australian National University

This study was also supported by the authors:
Julie Smith – Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
Jane L. Desborough – Associate Professor, Australian National University

This session qualifies for one (1) hour of R-CERP credit.

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Track: Poster (Research)

Background: Infants who are irritable to breastfeed/chestfeed can discourage their mothers from continuing the breastfeeding/chestfeeding session, believing that their milk does not satisfy them and lead to early weaning.

Objective: Demonstrate the effect of the "Teté Dance" on the duration of the breastfeeding/chestfeeding session in irritable infants.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial, controlled with a level of blinding. Sample: infants from 1 to 5 months, treated in Lactisoporte for being irritable at the breast/chest or refusing to breastfeed at times. They were randomly distributed into two groups, 50 in the intervention and 50 in control group. Inclusion criteria: Healthy infants, without significant clinical conditions, mothers with completed high school, infants recognized as "plaintiffs" from birth without justifying cause. Exclusion criteria: inadequate growth and exclusively formula feeding. Those who were going through growth spurts were not excluded. In the control group, usual comfort strategies were used, such as walking, singing, and turning to the chest. Intervention duration is 7 days. Mothers noted in a diary the times of breastfeeding with its duration. The Teté Dance consists of the mother dancing while breastfed to happy music, just when her infant begins to get irritated. Student's T test was used for statistical analysis.

This study was also supported by the authors:
Jackeline del Rosario Ashiyama Vega, IBCLC – Director, Crianzamor
Mario E. Yrigoyen, Manager, Crianzamor
Karen Melissa Coronado Bulege, MAESTRA LACTISOPORTISTA, CRIANZAMOR LACTISOPORTE PROGRAM

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe the importance of alternative methods that facilitate breastfeeding.
• Apply at least one alternative method to facilitate breastfeeding.
• Apply the Teté Dance as a fun and simple alternative to facilitate breastfeeding in irritable infants
• Create at least two alternatives to facilitate breastfeeding in irritable infants.

Speakers: Javier Ravichagua, Assistant Professor, Crianzamor

This session qualifies for 0.25 hours of L-CERP credit.

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Tracks: Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, Development and Nutrition

In order to understand the challenges and ways to support families who are weaning, it is necessary to understand the correlation that exists between parental competencies and the difficulty of maternal weaning. This presentation examines the relationship between weaning and parental behavior categories including: formative, bonding, protective and reflective. Additionally, we will discuss factors that may contribute to weaning difficulties, drawing upon information gathered from nearly 800 parents.

Learning Objectives: 

• Clarify the relational aspect of the dyad in a weaning process.
• Reflect on the generalization of the weaning tools proposed by lactation professionals.
• Identify the 4 types of parenting skills and how they are related to weaning.

Speakers: 
Alondra Ramírez, MPC, IBCLC, Infant Sleep therapist/Infant sleep therapist, Más Corazón

This session qualifies for one (1) hour of L-CERP credit.

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Tracks: Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, Clinical Skills (Education and Communication)

Breastfeeding/chestfeeding is a highly embodied and sensory experience. Neurodivergent individuals may present with sensory processing challenges and experience significant barriers to achieving their feeding goals. This presentation will include an interactive discussion on how providers in the lactation space can support for neurodiverse families, including clinical and operational strategies for meeting the needs of this population.  

Learning Objectives: 

• Recognize at least 2 diagnoses that are classified under the neurodivergent umbrella.
• Identify 2 barriers that a person with sensory processing challenges may experience when carrying out a feeding plan.
• Identify 2 areas of process improvement in your practice that can help screen the patient appropriately and accommodate the sensory needs of your dyad.

Speakers: 
Sabrina Barber, BSN, RN, IBCLC, CD, Motherly Love Lactation Services/Co-Founder of Baby BLISS Feeding Collaborative of Central Florida, LLC

This study was also supported by the authors:
Annette Leary, RN, BSN, IBCLC, Baby BLISS : Central Florida Feeding Collaborative, Orlando Lactation and Wellness Services
Shana Quarrie, Occupational Therapist, Baby BLISS Feeding Collaborative of Central Florida

This session qualifies for 1.50 hours of R-CERP credit.

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Tracks: Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, Techniques, Physiology and Endocrinology

Breastfeeding/chestfeeding can provide psychological and immunological support to an adopted infant. It can create an enriching bond between adoptive parents and infants. During my first-hand experience with adoptive breastfeeding, I came across various challenges, leading me to a professional journey of helping other adoptive parents meet their feeding goals. This presentation is about the challenges and impacts of adoptive breastfeeding, how it benefits parent- baby dyad, and role of family/support systems in adoptive breastfeeding through the lens of my personal and professional experiences.

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe techniques used in adoptive breastfeeding.
• Identify at least 1 implementational and 1 emotional challenge faced by parents opting for adoptive breastfeeding.
• Describe some possible impacts of chestfeeding for a family experiencing adoption
• Summarize the Newman Goldfarb protocol of induced lactation.

Speakers: 
Ojas Suniti Vinay, MSc Biodiversity – IBCLC, Sushrut Hospital

This session qualifies for 1.50 hours of L-CERP credit.