Michigan Breastfeeding Network presents FREE Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars that launch on the third Tuesday of the month at 8am EST. Webinars are available to watch whenever and wherever for up to 1 year after the initial air date. In order to qualify for continuing education, we ask that you register through GoToWebinar with the below links, watch the webinar in its entirety, and complete the post-webinar survey in its entirety. Within 24-48 hours after watching the webinar, you will get a link to the post-webinar survey. Certificates for those who watch a webinar on their own time and complete the post-webinar survey in its entirety will be distributed within 45 days. If you have any questions, please email hello@mibreastfeeding.org.
**Please note that the registration links are intended for individual viewing. If you are interested in watching a webinar as a group, please reach out to hello@mibreastfeeding.org for more information.
Registration opens on November 16th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Elon Geffrard, BS, CLC, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Description: Participants can expect to understand the particulars of giving birth and lactating while incarcerated. Attendees will gain insight regarding the context of birth and support for incarcerated people in Michigan and hopefully gain tools to advocate for the rights of this unique population in their respective communities.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 Community Health Worker CEU, 1 Certified Health Education Specialist CECH, and 1 CME until November 16, 2022. CERP approval pending.
Registration opens on October 19th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Lindsey McGahey, IFSD, IBC, BE and Kiara Baskin, CD, CLC
Description: Revisiting and reclaiming lactation practices for Black and Indigenous communities must happen in order to address systemic racism and ongoing health inequities for families. Lactation is traditional practice in both Black and Indigenous communities despite years of oppressive policies that work to sever families from their ancestral knowledge. This presentation is from the perspective of Black and Indigenous birth and breastfeeding workers as they share their experiences serving in their communities.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 Community Health Worker CEU, 1 Certified Health Education Specialist CECH, and 1 CME until October 19, 2022.
Registration opens on September 21st at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Lindsey McGahey, IFSD, IBC, BE
Description: This presentation will focus on intentional and realistic practices for families and lactation supporters to improve lactation experiences. We will examine the intersecting elements of traditional care, families, community, clinical care, and beyond to protect breastfeeding.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 Community Health Worker CEU, 1 Certified Health Education Specialist CECH, and 1 CME until September 21, 2022.
Registration opens on August 17th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Mariposa
Description: When working with families, it is vital to respect and use language that honors the experience of the lactating parent. This presentation will include: an introduction to gender neutral language; how to use gender neutral language when working with birth and body feeding folks; and why pronouns are important in birth work in order to avoid misgendering parents and invalidating their experiences. Centered on the experience of a Two Spirit, non-binary lactating parent, this presentation will examine the intersection of political and cultural issues of racism, sexism, and patriarchy.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 Community Health Worker CEU, 1 Certified Health Education Specialist CECH, and 1 CME until August 17, 2022.
Registration opens on July 13th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Tameka White, CLS
Description: The State of Michigan currently has zero legislative protections for lactation in the workplace. The Fair Labor Standards Act does provide some accommodations but does not go far enough. This webinar will discuss the vital change in legislation, policy, and workplace culture needed to ensure infants receive human milk as a human right. Additionally, and of equal importance, how we provide equitable support to lactating families, while working and waiting for the world to change.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 E-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 Community Health Worker CEU, 1 Certified Health Education Specialist CECH, and 1 CME until July 13, 2022.
Registration opens on June 15th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Bethany Earl, RN, CNM, MSN
Description: Traditional practices are important to the identities of Indigenous families and their communities and the role of infant feeding is central to parenting. Traditional knowledge shared by Indigenous Elders is essential to sustaining traditional feeding practice and life-giving human milk. This webinar will have a primary focus on the importance of water on life in general and, in particular, how it affects breast milk. The presenter will include traditional teachings on the interconnectedness of water on all things in life hence the important phrase: water is life, all life.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and 1 CME until June 15, 2022.
Registration opens on May 18th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Kiara Baskin, CD, CLC
Description: Maternity care in the United States is characterized by racial and income disparities and, as a result, we continue to see poor maternal and infant outcomes. During this presentation, we will discuss the current state of maternity care, the history of obstetrics and gynecology, and the research surrounding doula support in pursuit of maternal-infant health equity.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 R-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and 1 CME until May 18, 2022.
Registration opens on April 20th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: TaNefer L. Camara, MS-HCA, IBCLC
Description: Despite rising trends in initiation of breastfeeding rates, disparities persist in initiation and duration for certain racial and ethnic groups, particularly among African Americans. While breastfeeding is often painted as a personal choice there are many factors that influence one’s decision, plan, and initiation and duration. This webinar will address how racism, specifically anti-Black racism is the root cause of disparities in breastfeeding and lactation. I will debunk the theory of implicit bias and expose how racism in its many forms shows up in lactation practice. Case studies and parent narratives will be used to highlight the insidious ways breastfeeding is casually disrupted and undermined by medical providers, nurses, and others who interface with birthing and lactating people. We will end with recommendations for identifying racism, addressing implicit bias, and how to support and affirm Black, Indigenous and people of color in breastfeeding/chestfeeding and lactation.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and 1 CME until April 20, 2022.
Registration opens on March 16 at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Meredith Kennedy, Aadizookewinini
Description: Michigan has over 80,000 Indigenous people, many who identify as Anishinaabe. How much do you really know about working with the Anishinaabe? Come enhance your understanding about historical barriers to working with the Anishinaabe while learning resources to help you understand how to work with Anishinaabe families within breastfeeding spaces. Let’s explore Mino-Bimaadizwin, The Good Life, to strengthen understanding and improve experiences for our communities.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and one CME until March 16, 2022.
Registration opens on February 16 at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Etecia Brown, BA, CD
Description: This presentation will center Queer Black Indigenous birthers and aims to provide accessible knowledge about breastfeeding and chestfeeding for queer birthers and families including: common newborn/infant feeding challenges that affect the queer birthers and non-synthetic tools for supporting healthy milk supply. This presentation will also cover the historical and political nuances of breastfeeding in the Black community.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, 1 dietitian CPEU, 1 community health worker CEU, 1 certified health education specialist CECH, and one CME until February 16, 2022.
Registration opens on December 15th at 8am EST to watch whenever and wherever.
Presenter: Tameka Jackson-Dyer, IBCLC, CHW
Description: Inspired by lessons gathered from community work done during the COVID-19 pandemic, this presentation critically examines the history of milk sharing and its modern implications for Black women and babies. The dangers of homemade formula versus home pasteurization of human milk and ways to safely milk share will be discussed. This presentation will consider which populations carry the risks and burdens of supplying donor human milk and which most often receive the benefits of donor human milk both historically and currently.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 E-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, and 1 dietitian CPEU until December 15, 2021.
Presenter: Shatoria Townsend, MPH, CLC
Description: Webinar participants will receive an inside look at the experience of our presenter and how her journey has led to the road of advocacy and education for those currently facing a NICU stay. As a Black woman, she faced several obstacles that were compounded by the trauma endured from being in the NICU. This presentation will share techniques and information vital for any person who is facing the walls of a NICU whether parent or peer or professional breastfeeding supporter. The NICU is not a place of luxury nor an experience a parent is anticipating. An infant’s NICU stay is not always due to a premature birth but can be a result of birth complications at any age of gestation. This presentation will uncover the NICU experience through the eyes of a parent.
Objectives:
Approved for 1 L-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, and 1 dietitian CPEU until November 17, 2021.