A Call to Action: Promoting Evidence-Based Practice to Optimize Breastfeeding Outcomes

Featuring:
Sharon Mass, MD, FACOG
Michal Young, MD, FAAP
Trish MacEnroe, BS, CLC

Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
•Describe the advantages of birthing facilities achiev- ing the Baby-Friendly Designation.
•Describe the pathway for becoming Baby-Friendly.
•Describe 3 things that Coalitions can do to help fa- cilities achieve the Baby-Friendly Designation.
•Describe 3 elements of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes that are impor- tant in promoting breastfeeding.
•List 3 reasons women give for not breastfeeding and be able to give counter proposals for each 3.
•Identify the 3 steps of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding that have been noted to have the greatest impact on breastfeeding.
•Discuss the impact of living in America on breast- feeding decisions by immigrant populations.
•Define exclusive breastfeeding.
•List 5 evidence-based risks to an infant for not being breastfed exclusively for 6 months.
•Identify 2 strategies for encouraging exclusive breastfeeding for teens.
•Describe 2 barriers to breastfeeding that mothers may face and how they overcome them.
•List factors contributing to the rising cesarean rate.
•Describe the impact of cesareans on breastfeeding initiation.
•Describe impact of other labor interventions on breastfeeding initiation and duration.
•Identify ways that the obstetrician can positively impact breastfeeding initiation