NBCC Reimagined: Optimizing Support for All Populations
Breastfeeding Without Nursing: Evidence-Based Best Practices to Support Exclusive Milk Expression
Fiona Jardine
The number of breast/chestfeeders exclusively pumping is increasing, yet little research focuses on this community. This presentation will report the results from a survey of over 2,000 exclusive pumpers, focusing on why they started and ceased to exclusively pump, how long they exclusively pumped for, and the reactions they experienced. Evidence from this study and other literature will be presented so attendees can build a set of best practices for supporting exclusive pumpers.
Optimizing Lactation Care for Diverse Populations
Diane Spatz and Nina Juntereal
The purpose of this session is to characterize the role of nurses as change agents in increasing access to lactation care for diverse populations. This session will assess the current system and policy level infrastructures in place and the mechanisms in which nurses intervene to support the needs of childbearing families pursuing breastfeeding. Nursing interventions discussed target vulnerable populations such as adolescents, same-sex female parents, and homeless individuals who are at high risk for suboptimal breastfeeding outcomes.
Evidence-Based Practice Guideline: Breastfeeding Support of the Active Duty Servicewoman
Heidi Koslo
The session will cover the recent development of an evidence-based practice guideline (EBPG) for use in the military health system, ideally by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), representing and providing healthcare for the Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. military is populated with families of child-bearing age; over one-third of the active duty (AD) forces in 2016 were aged 20 to 24 years. Strongly represented are groups that historically have not been well-supported in achieving successful breastfeeding, including Hispanic and African American women. Currently, existing policies, and advancement and coordination of such policies under an EBPG and over-arching policy within the DHA, should increase equity in support of military families attempting to meet their breastfeeding goals.
