Are you well equipped to contribute positively as a healthcare professional to the breastfeeding experience of a woman who consults your services? Do you know the myths about pelvic floor/pelvic pain and breastfeeding? Are there any training adaptations to consider?
This course, designed by an experienced perinatal physiotherapist who is also an IBCLC lactation consultant, will address various issues essential to the complete professional care of perinatal women. A pharmacist with expertise in breastfeeding will explore pharmacology for breastfeeding women, a social worker will address psychological issues in perinatal care, and a kinesiologist and physiotherapist in perineal rehabilitation will elaborate on training for breastfeeding women. You’ll also learn how to conduct a musculoskeletal assessment and evaluate/treat breast pain in breastfeeding women, well beyond an ultrasound protocol.
3 collaborators:
- Marie-Claude Hardy, B.Pharm., M.Sc., MBA, and a candidate for the Advanced Interdisciplinary Approach in Breastfeeding Graduate Diploma, pharmacist
- Anik Bertrand, a social worker (also a special education teacher) with an interest in family challenges
- Valéry Pelletier, a perinatal kinesiologist who is also a pelvic floor physiotherapist.
Objectives :
- Know the latest evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding for breastfeeding women
- Be equipped to support the breastfeeding dyad in clinical practice
- Learn about pharmacology in breastfeeding women (for pain relief and specific medications related to breastfeeding)
- Know the possibilities for assessing and managing pain at the breast
- Up-to-date recommendations on mastitis management
- Know who to refer a breastfeeding mother to when there are potential issues with her breastfeeding or she is experiencing breast pain
- Learn how to adapt a musculoskeletal assessment to the particular needs of breastfeeding women
- Become familiar with screening for psychological issues in perinatal care
- Know the latest recommendations on training for breastfeeding women
- Learn about current training recommendations for breastfeeding women