Lactation Management
Skilled lactation profession who provides clinical lactation and breastfeeding management for complex and high-risk conditions
What is an IBCLC?
What begins during pregnancy around 16 weeks of
gestation.
What is Lactogenesis I?
Contains live active cells; species specific
What is human milk?
24 hours in an insulated cooler
What is how long fresh milk can be stored in a transport container?
3 IBCLC’s, 1 Lactation Peer Educator, 2 breastfeeding medicine specialists
What is East of the River Lactation Support Center?
Process begins at birth with delivery of baby and placenta.
What is Lactogenesis II?
First immunization against many bacteria and viruses
What is colostrum?
Needs to be used within 24 hours
What is how long thawed previously frozen breastmilk can be used?
Breastfeeding mothers of premature and late preterm infants, multiples and ankyloglossia.
What are reasons to refer to ERLSC?
Hand expression, nursing at breast, pumping with electric or manual breast pump are all what?
What are ways to stimulate and remove breast milk?
4-5 X higher in fat
What is hind milk?
Place in refrigerator overnight or warm rapidly in pan of water
What is thawing frozen breastmilk?
True or False?
Primary Care provider support and management of breastfeeding is important to help families meet their breastfeeding goals.
What is true?
Fullness prior to nursing, softer after nursing; no engorgement; frequent yellow seedy stools and wet diapers
What are signs of adequate milk supply?
Anti-viruses, anti-parasite, hormones, antibodies, enzymes, growth factors, anti-parasites
What are components of breast milk?
Added to refrigerated milk after first cooling
What is newly pumped milk?
Best source of nutrition for most infants and reduces the risk for some health conditions in both infants and mothers.
What is breastfeeding?
Skin-to-skin, frequent effective feedings, breast compressions
What are ways to increase milk supply?
Helps with maturing the infant’s gastrointestinal system by coating the lining and protecting against disease organisms.
What is breast milk?
Mixing breast milk and formula is not contraindicated but not recommended.
True or False?
What is true?