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COVID-19 webinar series on breastfeeding and lactation

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In order to provide you with the latest information and research results on breastfeeding, breast milk, safety and health of pregnant women, nursing mothers and their babies, we have created a bespoke webinar series.

This webinar series was created initially to be an up-to-date resource area for support during COVID-19. This has now grown to include tailored content specific to many lactation topics.

These webinars give us the opportunity to convene, ask questions and discuss ideas and approaches to improve our support to mothers to help them achieve their breastfeeding goals.

Furthermore, all past webinars can be watched here too.

Upcoming Webinars

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Past Webinars

Is hands-free in-bra pumping effective?

Prof. Donna T. Geddes, DMU, PhD

Breastfeeding promotion, protection, and support: Why we do it and why it’s so hard to do

Jenny Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM

Transitioning vulnerable infants to breastfeeding prior to discharge

Taryn Edwards, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC & Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Black women do breastfeed beyond a year: Listening to their stories

Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Building strong hearts: Recent evidence on human milk and direct breastfeeding for infants with critical congenital heart disease (CHD)

Kristin Elgersma, DM, MN, RN, PhD (C)

Effectively activating milk production in the early days and benefits of double expression

Riva Fabiana, Education Manager at Medela

Disparities seen in breastfeeding

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The role of antenatal screening and postnatal point-of-care testing in maximizing milk production and extending lactation

Prof. Donna T. Geddes, DMU, PhD

Understand the psychological impact of a NICU hospitalization and perinatal loss on parents

Kelli D. Kelley, Richard Shaw, MD and Valerie Rodriguez

Improving Mothers’ Own Milk Provision at NICU Discharge: Optimizing Achievement of Secretory Activation and Coming to Volume as Key Strategies

Paula Meier PhD, RN

Prenatal Colostrum Expression and Collection: A Creative and Empowering Approach to Enhance Breastfeeding Outcomes

Staci Gallman, RN, BSN, IBCLC

Starting things right: Fostering successful lactation practices for at-risk women and their infants

The ability to initiate, build and maintain breast milk volumes sufficient to meet an infant’s ...

Antenatal Milk Expression: State of Science

Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

How to protect breastfeeding and human milk donation in difficult times: lessons learned in Europe and Asia

Alexsandra Wesolowska, Agnieszka Chrobak, Ph.D & Estrella J. Olonan-Jusi, MD, MPM

Colostrum: The golden ticket to a healthy start

Rebecca Hoban, MD MPH

Human connection within perinatal palliative care

Billie Winegard, MD & Amanda Butner, BSN, RN

Deciding when & how often to express human milk in the immediate postpartum period

Darlene Silver, MSN, RN, IBCLC

The Importance and Benefits of Human Milk Banking

Jonathan Bautista

Human Milk: hints to increase its utilization in the neonatal period

Dr. Daniela Much, Prof. Rosalina Barroso & Dr. Chiara Tabasso

New challenges for Human Milk and Human Milk banks: Emergencies and disasters

Dr. Daniela Much, Prof. Guido Moro & Prof. Miguel Sáenz de Pipaón

Infant Pain Management: Can We Do Better in 2022?

Sharyn Gibbins, NP, PhD

Breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding – Prevention and care

Riva Fabiana is Education Manager

Safe handling of human milk within healthcare facilities

Caroline Steele, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC, FAND

Helping all families make informed feeding choices

Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Evidence and best practices to increase the use of mothers’ own milk in the NICU: Focus on secretory activation and coming to volume

Prof. Paula Meier, PhD, RN

Racial disparities in maternal health outcomes: Strategies to narrow the gap

Bonnie DiPietro, RN, MS, NEA-BC, FACHE & Blair Eig, MD, MBA, MA

Hitting the target – Transitioning the NICU baby from trophic feeds to feeding at the breast

Lori Wood MSN, CNS, RNC-NIC, IBCLC

Early Initiation as Standard of Care: Meeting lactation goals in healthy and at-risk populations

Rebecca Hoban MD, MPH

The science of human lactation – from discovery to translation

Professor Donna Geddes

After the loss of an infant: Suppression of breast milk supply

Donna Warr, RN, IBCLC

Protecting the feeding experience of the neonate

Sandra Sundquist Beauman MSN, RNC-NIC

Mother's own milk vs donor human milk

Jenny Murray BSN RN IBCLC & Angela Groshner MSN, RN, CCRN, CBC

Helping families identify and build prenatal and post birth breastfeeding support teams

Diane L. Spatz PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Nipple Tenderness While Breastfeeding: Prevention and Care

Irene Murphy-Zoppi, MSN, RN, IBCLC

Nipple Shields: Creating a Supportive Approach

Donnianne Noble, BSN, RN, IBCLC

Test weighing of breastfeeding premature and medically complex infants: State of the science, barriers, and facilitators of the technique

Barbara Haase PhD, MSN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC

Mother’s Milk Markers: How do we Measure, Predict (and Modify) Lactation Success?

Rebecca Hoban MD, MPH

Now What? The Impact of COVID on Human Lactation in the Black Community

Nastassia Davis DNP, MSN, RN, IBCLC

Hypolactation: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Laurie Jones, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, FABM

Changing the Prenatal & Intrapartum Care Paradigm to Improve Lactation Initiation During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

The Antibody Response Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in Human Milk

In this webinar, Dr. Powell will describe the human milk immune system, focusing on the antibody ...

The Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on NICU Families

Visitation restrictions and limited access to mental health services due to COVID-19 have had a ...

Protecting Human Milk & Breastfeeding in a COVID-19 World & Beyond

Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN & Lars Bode, PhD 4 February 2021

Protecting the Mother-Baby Dyad During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Columbia University Experience

10 December 2020

Breastfeeding, Human Milk and COVID-19 – what does the evidence say?

2 December 2020

Breast Milk - a Source of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies - Medela Series Webinars

Prof. Dr. J. (Hans) B. van Goudoever, MD, PhD

Evidence of a strong and specific antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in human milk

Assistant Professor Rebecca Powell, PhD

Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to address the use of human milk and breastfeeding as lifesaving medical interventions

Diane L. Spatz PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Protecting maternal milk supply during the COVID-19 pandemic

Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of human milk and breastfeeding in the NICU

Prof. Jae Kim MD, PhD

COVID-19 in human milk: What do we know?

Lars Bode, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research ...

COVID-19: Information concerning breastfeeding

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) suddenly spread around the globe together with information that is inaccurate or unsubstantiated.