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Comprehensive breastfeeding management training

Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job

Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success

Strategies and tips for special circumstances - premies, Down Syndrome,
newborns affected by medications, and more

How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding

Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success

Confidence building knowledge and skills

Course Description:
If you support breastfeeding, you then recognize the need to improve breastfeeding outcomes. Join Dawn M. Kersula as she provides strategies to address the current challenges of promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. This comprehensive day will include the latest information on:

* Latch techniques: Effective teaching and assessment strategies
* Hospital practices that increase breastfeeding duration
* Increasing milk supply right from the start
* How 21st Century obstetric challenges affect the mother/baby dyad

Speakers in 2010 include:

Steve Brown, OTR/L
Steve has a Masters of Occupational Therapy degree and is registered and licensed as an occupational therapist. His area of specialty includes extensive work with the oral motor development of infants and neonates, includ- ing specialized feeding techniques and inter- ventions. He currently practices in a high-risk inpatient setting in Norfolk, Virginia.

E. Stephen Buescher, MD

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