Description
Produced by Paula P. Meier, RN, PhD., this 1.5 hour class provides the evidence supporting The Joint Commission’s Core Perinatal Measure for exclusive breast milk feeding in the hospital. Topics will focus on arming clinicians with research-based updates on the protective qualities of colostrum, the physiology of establishing adequate maternal milk volumes, uniquely human infant sucking patterns, risks of supplementation with formula and risks associated with pacifier usage.
This course contains three separate lessons, with a short quiz at the end of each lesson.
- Quizzes may be taken more than once for an improved score.
- You will be required to complete an evaluation at the end of this course.
- A certificate will be available after the completion of the course evaluation.
This program has been approved for 1.5 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.
Presenter
Prof. Paula Meier, PhD, RN
Paula Meier, PhD, RN, is a Professor of Paediatrics and Nursing at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Meier has worked as a practitioner, researcher, and educator in the area of human milk, lactation and breastfeeding for premature infants and their mothers since 1975.
Dr. Meier's lifetime research focus has been on the improvement of initiation and maintenance of lactation in breast pump-dependent mothers of NICU infants, and in the development and testing of clinical techniques to optimize the impact of human milk on health and cost outcomes in NICU infants.
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
Lesson 1
- Identify the current Joint Commission Perinatal Core Measure Set.
- Describe the role human milk plays in reducing the risk of obesity.
- Recall the evidence to support exclusive breast milk feeding during the maternity hospitalization.
Lesson 2
- Explain how colostrum stimulates growth of intestinal enterocytes.
- Describe the critical period for feeding colostrum in mammals.
- Define initial feeding volumes of the healthy breastfed infant.
Lesson 3
- Describe the role prolactin plays in establishing maternal milk volumes.
- Counsel a breastfeeding mother regarding the frequency and length of breastfeeding sessions.
- Explain the risks of pacifier use in decreasing maternal milk volume in the early post-delivery period.
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate CEU Evidence for The Joint Commission's Core Perinatal Measure on Exclusive Breastfeeding During The Maternity Hospitalization
Learning credits
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