Time to First Expression | Improving Lactation Outcomes: Early Strategies for Pre-term Mothers

Overview
Receipt of mother’s own milk (MOM) significantly reduces the risk of prematurity related complications known to increase cost of care and vulnerability to chronic illness, re-hospitalization, and developmental delay in a dose-dependent manner. Unfortunately, mothers of preterm infants are at high risk of producing insufficient amounts of MOM to provide high dose MOM feedings until discharge and beyond, thus limiting MOM associated protection. The first few days and weeks postpartum are critical for mammary gland programming and predict long-term lactation success underscoring the critical need for strategies beginning soon after delivery to optimize lactation outcomes. This presentation will provide an overview of current evidence regarding strategies in the early post-partum period including timing of pumping initiation after delivery. In addition, an overview of best practices to improve lactation outcomes in mothers of preterm infants will be presented.

Learning objectives
1. Describe the most recent research regarding time to initiation of breast pumping after delivery.
2. Understand early strategies to improve lactation outcomes in mothers of preterm infants.
3. Describe best practices for lactation support during the first days postpartum.

Event details

Date           26 June 2024

Time           1:00-2:00pm CDT

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This program has been approved for 1.0 Contact Hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13692