Key Components of Breastfeeding – Live or webinar

June 29, 2022

8:30am – 4:45pm

Cost: $84.00 for general registrants

Target Audience:

Newer nurses and healthcare professionals who work with the postpartum women.

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to lay the foundation for new nurses to best support breastfeeding mothers and promote a successful breastfeeding experience.  Topics include breastfeeding benefits, contraindications, the focus of care after delivery, the ideal breastfeeding process, and overcoming breastfeeding concerns.

Program Objectives:

• Discuss the importance of maternal self-efficacy on breastfeeding success
• Describe maternal and infant benefits of breastfeeding
• Identify the hormones involved with breastfeeding and the composition of breast milk
• Demonstrate effective hand expression skills
• Evaluate infant latch and maternal positioning techniques
• Identify common breastfeeding concerns and solutions

Continuing Education:

Nurses: 6.0 contact hours awarded. Midwest Multistate Division Provider Approval #NE1022-1. Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.