Breastfeeding Grand Rounds 2020: Community Breastfeeding Support in the Time of Public Health Emergencies
Presenters:
Priscilla DeJesus, MPA, Creating Breastfeeding Friendly Communities at the East Harlem Action Center and the Brooklyn Neighborhood Health Action Center Baby Café
Barbara Dennison, MD, Director, Policy and Research Translation Unit, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention, New York State Department of Health, Clinical Professor, Depts of Epidemiology and Statistics & Health Policy, Management and Behavior, UAlbany
Sharon N. Marshall, CLC, Program Manager, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone (BFEZ) and the Newborn Home Visiting Program
Kelsey Munn, RD, IBCLC, CDN, CLC, Community Lactation Consultant Bellevue Women’s Center at Ellis Medicine, Schenectady
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
Summarize evidence-based strategies to reduce disparities in breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration;
Describe current recommendations to support breastfeeding for pregnant women and new mothers and their infants during public health emergencies, such as COVID-19; and
Explain how community support networks, Baby Cafés and home visiting programs support women to breastfeed for a longer time period.