
La Leche League of Connecticut
Virtual Healthcare Provider Seminar
Session Information for the Virtual Healthcare Provider Seminar April 27 & May 4, 2023
Substance Use and Abuse During Lactation
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA
Objectives:
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Explain the recommendations concerning cannabis use during lactation.
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Discuss the research on breastfeeding and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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Describe under what circumstances breastfeeding should be encouraged in a birthing parent with a history of substance abuse.
Lactation in the Digital Age
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA
Objectives:
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Explain how the characteristics of millennial parents should inform our approach to providing lactation help.
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Summarize 3 possible educational or helping strategies for lactation supporters that involve digital technology.
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Describe 2 types of lactation support for parents unique to the digital age.
Navigating Lactation Trainwrecks
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA
Objectives:
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Summarize the 3 elements that constitute a lactation trainwreck.
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Describe specific strategies lactation specialists can use to increase parents’ self-confidence and breastfeeding satisfaction.
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Describe how to determine which issues to prioritize when helping a parent in a complicated situation.
Breast, Bottle & Childhood Obesity
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA
Objectives:
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Explain why the association between infant feeding method and childhood obesity are controversial.
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Describe how milk intake during the first year differs in breastfed and formula-fed babies, as well as in infants fed human milk by bottle.
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Summarize what parents of rapidly-gaining exclusively breastfed babies need to know.