Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Inpatient Postpartum Care

Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Inpatient Postpartum Care

This presentation will define the concept of respectful, equitable, and supportive inpatient postpartum care. The session will focus on birthing parent accounts and filmed observations of breastfeeding-related experiences on a US postnatal unit. Opportunities for advancing health equity will be outlined, including improving prenatal preparations for the postpartum period, strengthening patient-care team inpatient communication, and restructuring care to be more accommodating, uplifting, and accountable to new families’ needs. Disclosures: Presenter(s) indicated no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Credit: 1 E-CERP

Source: ILCA Virtual Conference August, 2022 - Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Presented by: Katherine Shats BSc, LLB, LLM (Global Health Laws)

Upon completion, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the concept of respectful, equitable, and supportive inpatient postpartum care. 
2. Determine areas for strengthening inpatient lactation encounters. 
3. List opportunities for improving patient-centered postpartum care.

Disclosures: ILCA accepts no commercial support for continuing education activities. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to declare. The presenter has no significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any product(s) or provider(s) of any services relating to the subject matter of this presentation unless otherwise stated in the presentation.

CERPs: ILCA is an approved provider of Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) with the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE). (CLT-108-7).