Learners will understand normal growth patterns of breastfed infants, contraindications to breastfeeding, and importance of  breastfeeding care. Your learners will understand the clinical management of breastfeeding in the early days.

 

Resident Objectives

  1. Describe early weight trajectory and growth patterns of breastfed infants.
  2. Describe signs of adequate milk intake by the infant.
  3. List absolute contraindications to breastfeeding

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Essential Activities

  1. Assign learners to review 4-min video on normal growth patterns, signs of adequate milk intake, and contraindications to breastfeeding.

2.  Review clinical case study #5: Jaundice & Breastfeeding

Additional Goal C Objectives that could be added to any curriculum:

  • Describe the going home protocol to ensure family safety.
  • Describe individualized discharge planning.
  • Describe indications for milk expression including how to maintain breastfeeding during maternal/infant separation.
  • Describe the relationship between human milk feeding and bilirubin physiology.
  • Describe the safe implementation of maternity care practices including skin to skin care that support breastfeeding.
  • Describe the potential impact of family planning and contraception methods on lactation.

 

Learners can take this optional quiz to gauge their understanding of topics covered in this curriculum module.

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Patient Care

Learners will be able to educate families about breastfeeding, provide peripartum breastfeeding support for routine care and common problems, recognize and be able to address breastfeeding challenges and special situations after discharge and throughout infancy and understand the unique needs of LGBTQ+ families as it relates to infant feeding.

System Based Practice

Learners will be able to coordinate services with other professionals, laypersons and community groups, consistent with an interprofessional and team-based approach to care.

Practice Based Learning

Learners will educate themselves and others about breastfeeding.

Interpersonal Communication Skills

Learners will communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical providers regarding breastfeeding as well as understand the concept of cultural humility and how to provide culturally effective breastfeeding care.