The Second European edition of Medela´s Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium Series 2025, taking place on the 13 and 14 November, 2025 and hosted as a hybrid event with live-streaming from Lisbon, Portugal. This event is part of the Medela 17th Global Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium Series focused on advancing lactation science to improve care.
The Symposium features a world-class two-day scientific agenda for healthcare professionals keen to learn about the latest scientific evidence in the field of human milk and lactation and to exchange best practices and strategies to improve the way perinatal teams work together to ensure quality of lactation care and infant feeding in Europe.
This webinar series provides healthcare professionals with information and research results on breastfeeding, breast milk, safety and health of pregnant women, nursing mothers and their babies.
The Gift of Donor Human Milk: Overcoming Clinical Barriers While Recognizing Parental Roles in Neonatal Care
This webinar brings together two complementary perspectives that address both the systems that make donor milk available and the human experiences that give it meaning.
Speakers: Prof. Daniel Klotz & Prof. Tanya M. Cassidy
Rethinking Early Breast Pump Use for NICU Mothers: Lessons from the Healthy Breastfeeding Infant
This presentation highlights features of the uniquely human sucking pattern used by healthy infants when breastfeeding in the early postpartum days. Also featured are studies demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of Initiation technology™ as well as evidence-based best practices to implement this technology into practice.
Speaker: Paula Meier
Aligning with the WHO Code: Strengthening Medela’s Commitment to Breastfeeding
Speakers: Thomas Golücke, CEO, Angela Lang DNP, RN, IBCLC Global Director of Medical Affairs and Clinical Education, Nania Schärer-Hernández, PhD Global Senior Head of Medical Affairs and Clinical Education, Natacha Jalu, Head of Medical Affairs Europe
The Gift of Donor Human Milk: Overcoming Clinical Barriers While Recognizing Parental Roles in Neonatal Care
This webinar brings together two complementary perspectives that address both the systems that make donor milk available and the human experiences that give it meaning.
Speakers: Prof. Daniel Klotz & Prof. Tanya M. Cassidy
Rethinking Early Breast Pump Use for NICU Mothers: Lessons from the Healthy Breastfeeding Infant
This presentation highlights features of the uniquely human sucking pattern used by healthy infants when breastfeeding in the early postpartum days. Also featured are studies demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of Initiation technology™ as well as evidence-based best practices to implement this technology into practice.
Speaker: Paula Meier
Aligning with the WHO Code: Strengthening Medela’s Commitment to Breastfeeding
Speakers: Thomas Golücke, CEO, Angela Lang DNP, RN, IBCLC Global Director of Medical Affairs and Clinical Education, Nania Schärer-Hernández, PhD Global Senior Head of Medical Affairs and Clinical Education, Natacha Jalu, Head of Medical Affairs Europe
As the healthcare choice for more than six million hospitals and homes across the globe, Medela provides leading research-based breast milk feeding and baby products, healthcare solutions for hospitals, and clinical education – to building better health outcomes and nurturing health for generations.
