On-Demand Webinar on Lactation and Mental Health, summarized from MIBFN

The Michigan Breastfeeding Network released an on-demand webinar titled “Human Lactation and Mental Health: Best Practices.” Presenters Tameka Jackson-Dyer, BASc, IBCLC, CHW; Rosa Gardiner, RN, IBCLC; Mistel de Varona, IBCLC; and Kara Smith, BSN, RN, CLC, PMH-C will discuss how lactation and mental health are linked and how to implement lactation support best practices in relation to mental health. Participants will learn to recognize “normal” and “not normal” for mental health during birth and breastfeeding, how the pandemic impacted norms around the postpartum period, and how to protect mental health care with evidence-based breastfeeding support.