This one-hour course presents an in-depth look at human milk. It reviews the unique components which are precisely engineered to provide optimal nutritional, protective, and developmental outcomes for the human infant. Beautifully animated slides aid the participant in understanding the process of milk synthesis. Also discussed are important new research and discoveries which impact health outcomes of infants not only in the short-term but also throughout their lifetimes.

This course contains three separate lessons, with a short quiz at the end of each lesson.

This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.

Outline

• The uniqueness of human milk
• The process of how breastmilk is made
• How components of human milk are constantly changing to meet the needs of the growing infant.
• Importance of human milk in infant’s immune system development and the growth and maturation of the brain and central nervous system
• Relevance of these new discoveries and how it will affect clinical practice.
• Research update – the importance of these findings to evidence-based practice