Filling the Gaps in Paediatric Lactation Support

When breastfed children enter pediatric settings, families face unique challenges rarely addressed in lactation training. These settings often lack the resources and policies to support breastfeeding—creating what instructor Lyndsey Hookway calls "the final frontier of lactation support."

Your instructor, Lyndsey Hookway, RN, IBCLC, is a pediatric nurse with over 20 years of experience supporting breastfeeding families. Through her groundbreaking research, she shares practical strategies to help you:

• Understand the unique challenges of pediatric settings for breastfeeding
• Conduct specialized assessments for medically complex children
• Apply creative positioning for children with medical equipment or anatomical challenges
• Adapt breastfeeding strategies for clinical scenarios including respiratory compromise, fluid restrictions, and intensive care
• Support rehabilitation to direct breastfeeding after tube feeding or ventilation
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Address the psychological impact of pediatric illness on lactation

This course fills significant gaps in lactation education by focusing specifically on pediatric populations beyond the neonatal period. Don't miss Hookway's clinically-relevant guidance drawn from her pioneering research with families of medically complex children and the healthcare professionals who serve them.

Content warning: This presentation contains images of critically sick children in receipt of intensive care which some viewers may find upsetting and triggering.

• 2 L-CERPs
• 2 Nursing Contact Hours
• 2 CMEs

Price: $48.00