COVID-19 and Early Post-Partum Breastfeeding: Emerging Evidence and Recommendations
COVID-19 and Early Post-Partum Breastfeeding:
Emerging Evidence and Recommendations
Friday August 7, 2020 │ 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Zoom Webinar
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth new challenges in managing the breastfeeding dyad. As evidence continues to emerge, guidelines and recommendations are evolving surrounding breastfeeding for COVID-19-positive or suspected positive new parents.
In observance of World Breastfeeding Week, the DC Breastfeeding Coalition and DC Health are hosting a Webinar with internationally recognized experts from major health organizations to discuss the current evidence and recommendations for breastfeeding in the wake of COVID-19.
Panelists:
Laurence Grummer-Strawn, PhD, MPA, MA
Unit Head of the Food and Nutrition Actions in Health Systems unit
World Health Organization
Karen Puopolo, MD, PhD, FAAP
Chief, Section on Newborn Pediatrics at Pennsylvania Hospital
Member of the AAP Committee on Fetus & Newborn
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, FABM, FACOG
Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Infant and Young Child Feeding, Gillings School of Global Public Health
President, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Moderators:
Jennifer Tender, MD, FAAP, DC Breastfeeding Coalition and Children’s National Health System
Noni Robinson, MS, Public Health Nutritionist, DC WIC, DC Health
Objectives:
After the session, attendees will be able to:
- describe the current and emerging evidence for guidance about breastfeeding in the early postpartum period for COVID-19 positive and patients under investigation (PUI) and
- apply evidence to facilitate shared decision making with families around breastfeeding.
This webinar is intended for any health professional caring for new parents and their infants.
Registration is free, but seats are limited.
Friday August 7, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern
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For more information contact: Jennifer Tender at jtender@childrensnational.org
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