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Black Breastfeeding Week Events
August 27, 2022
Chocolate Milk Cafe of Northern New Jersey Milk Mixer
Come celebrate, support, and promote human milk feeding among families from the African Diaspora during Black Breastfeeding Week!
Registration information here.
Saturday August 27th PHEI 1st annual BBW photoshoot2:30PM- 5:30PM / Rain date 9/10/22 Calling all Black Breastfeeding mamas! Come as you are for NJs first of its kind photoshoot to display the beauty of Black breastfeeding and increase community awareness.Get Your Tickets! |
August 29
In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium will be hosting Milk Down Monday August 29th at 5pm in the Children’s Room
National Breastfeeding Month Events
August 3
Monmouth Ocean Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Conference
Monmouth/Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium invites you to their 27th annual conference, to be held virtually. Join us to hear two wonderful speakers, Catherine Watson Genna and Johanna Sargeant, who will present evidence-based solutions to work through common breastfeeding challenges.
When: August 3, 2022, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Online
Who should attend: Nurses, Midwives, Doctors, Nutritionists, Lactation Consultants, Doulas, Community Health Workers… anyone interested in supporting lactation
Register:https://cjfhc.org/event/solutions-for-breastfeeding-challenges-live-webinar/
Cost: $27 (in celebration of their 27th annual conference)
CERPS: Application of Continuing Education Recognition Points have been submitted to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
More information: QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTACT HOURS OR EDUCATION HOURS? CONTACT ANN MRUK AT AMRUK@CJFHC.ORG QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION OR CONFERENCE? PLEASE CALL SUSAN MAYER AT 732.471.9306.
Topics:
- Is it the Tongue or the Breast? Teasing out the Etiology of Breastfeeding Problems, Catherine Watson Genna
- Facilitating State Control in Non-Latching Infants; Reducing the baby’s Stress when there are Latching Challenges, Catherine Watson Genna
Reflux, GERD and Breastfeeding, Catherine Watson Genna
Strategies for Breastfeeding Babies with Altered Muscle Tone, Catherine Watson Genna
When Evidence and Empathy Aren’t Enough: Changing Your Lactation Practice to Boost Client Success, Johanna Sargeant
August 4, 11, 18, 25
Lactation Care in 2022: Expanding Practice to Improve Care
Parents can face various challenges and obstacles to meeting their lactation goals. It is crucial that healthcare professionals update and expand their practice to meet the needs of the communities they serve. This webinar series will give lactation consultants, breastfeeding counselors, perinatal nurses, physicians, and others who work with lactating parents information and skills to improve care. Registration provides access to any or all the four sessions. Find full event information here.
Sessions: August 4, 2022, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Using Donor Milk to Support Breastfeeding
Naomi Bar-Yam, ACSW, Ph.D
August 11, 2022, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Moving Target: When the Breastfeeding Goals Aren’t Clear
Nichelle Clark, IBCLC, CBS
August 18, 2022, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Infant Feeding in Emergencies for New Jersey Lactation Professionals and Health Care Providers
Ellen Maughan, JD, IBCLC
August 25, 2022, , 2:00 – 3:30 pm EST
Normalize Brown Breasts™: A Primer for Breast Assessment in Non-White Skin Tones
Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLC
When: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022. 2:00 – 3:00 EST. All sessions are 1 hour except for August 25, which is 1.5 hours.
Where: Online, live but will be recorded. Each individual session will be recorded and available to registrants until September 8, 2022.
Who should attend: Nurses, Midwives, Doctors, Nutritionists, Lactation Consultants, Doulas, Community Health Workers… anyone interested in supporting lactation
Register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4132070674211292174
Cost: $30 ($5 off for Partnership member hospitals only using the code PMCHMH)
CERPS: 1 CERP per attended session (1.5 CERPs for the 1.5 hours session)
August 10
What’s New with the 2022 AAP Breastfeeding Policy?
Join the AAP Section on Breastfeeding to hear more about the revised Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk policy statement and technical report. This session will highlight recommendations of the revised AAP Policy Statement on Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. The prior statement was issued in 2012, and the evidence-base to support breastfeeding continues to grow. This webinar will summarize the current breastfeeding statistics, benefits of breastfeeding, and opportunities to advocate for breastfeeding supportive policies at the local, state, and national levels.
When: August 10, 2022, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST.
Where: Online, live. A post-event recording will be available.
Who should attend: Anyone interested in lactation
Register: https://aap.webex.com/webappng/sites/aap/meeting/register/abb483defeae46c5b3095e70a477cc74?ticket=4832534b0000000534d733049067b0b2cd2c74648bcd85d35aba21c806531aaa45216702df0560fa×tamp=1659197355721
Cost: free
CERPs and CMEs: None.
August 11
Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding and Maternal Health Legislation in 2022: The Federal Landscape and Lessons from New Jersey
As National Breastfeeding Month is celebrated in August each year, the 2022 landscape presents families, policymakers, and the general public with an infant formula crisis and continued calls to improve maternal health outcomes. Lamaze International is pleased to collaborate with Chanelle Andrews, Jill Wodnick, and Michelle Gabriel-Caldwell for an online conversation and presentation on maternal health and breastfeeding policy initiatives. Speakers will focus on the PUMP Act, The Mommies Act, the Mommas ACT, the Momnibus, plus New Jersey-specific programs that support maternal health and wellbeing. The roundtable discussion will consist of 45 minutes of dialogue and 15 minutes for audience Q&A.
When: August 11, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST.
Where: Online, live. The session won’t be recorded.
Who should attend: IBCLCs, lactation specialists, lactation support groups, anyone who supports lactation in NJ
Register: https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wuBOuuIGQeix9FAsgqGuRw
Cost: free
August 27, 2022
Chocolate Milk Cafe of Northern New Jersey Milk Mixer
Come celebrate, support, and promote human milk feeding among families from the African Diaspora during Black Breastfeeding Week!
Registration information here.
