Toward Setting Standards of Care: Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Feeding

Time-frame: 60
CERP: yes

This workshop discusses medical evidence, financial incentives, and social forces affecting breastfeeding and breast milk feeding of newborns in hospital and at home. Topics include use of and access to human milk as standard of care in hospital NICUs and nurseries, informal milk sharing, and donor human milk banking.



Naomi Bar-Yam, PhD, ACSW


Country: USA
Phone number: 617-340-3600
Email: naomi@milkbankne.org
Site: http://milkbankne.org/
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Publications

Rich and Creamy for Our Preemie

Having a child in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is difficult. It is important for every family member to be included. As children and their families read and color this book, they will learn how the NICU, other moms, and local milk banks support breastfeeding and work to make the newest family member grow healthy and strong.