Learners will recognize and be able to address breastfeeding challenges and special situations after discharge and throughout infancy.
Learner Objectives
- Identify common causes of breast pain
- Evaluate and manage infants with poor weight gain
- Assess for ankyloglossia and identify options for management
- Evaluate and manage neonatal hypoglycemia and jaundice in a manner that supports breastfeeding and support breastfeeding in special circumstances (e.g., prematurity, congenital anomalies, cleft lip/palate, congenital heart disease, Trisomy 21, etc.).
- Evaluate and manage breastfeeding in breastfeeding parents and infants in cases of parental recreational or illicit drug use history
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Essential Activities
- Objective #1 Common Causes of Breast Pain: Review the interactive PowerPoint slides which include etiologies and characteristics of breastfeeding related breast pain.
- Objective #2 Poor Weight Gain: Review case #3 on low weight gain and growth charts
- Objective #3 Ankyloglossia: View this video on assessment for ankyloglossia and this video demonstrating frenotomy. Present this PowerPoint on ankyloglossia assessment and treatment options. Note that this PowerPoint is simply informational and does not provide training to treat ankyloglossia.
Advanced Topics
- Objective #4 Evaluating and Supporting Breastfeeding During Special Circumstances:
- Review these three case studies focused on cleft palate, hypotonia, & hypoglycemia.
- Review this clinical case study #5 focused on jaundice.
- Read a clinical case #3 focused on a premature infant.
- Objective #5 Parental Drug Use: Role play this case study that focuses on a mother with opioid substance use disorder.
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