Experts-in-Lactation Lectures

Experts-in-Lactation Lectures are recorded presentations on a range of lactation topics by Lactation Professionals from around the world. Some of these are from the popular GOLD Conferences and others are specifically recorded for this series. The easy format lets you watch and listen as though you were in a lecture, then repeat the lecture as many times as you wish during your one week enrollment period.

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Accreditation Points: Most lectures will award CERPs for Lactation Consultants and CHs (Contact Hours) for USA Nurses.
Cost: US$15 per CERP/CEU. See individual pricing.
Access period: Generally you will have access to the recording for one week from the time you enrolled. See lecture for exceptions to this.

XL19: Stemming the Tide of Supplementation: What, When, How, and Why

Brian Palmer Lecturer: Marsha Walker
CERPs: 1.0 L CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: Early supplementation of the breastfed infant with infant formula has significant effects on the recipient infant’s gut flora, can provoke sensitivity and allergy to cow’s milk protein and has been identified as an environmental triggering event in the development of diabetes in susceptible families.
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XL18: A New Paradigm for Depression in New Mothers

Brian Palmer Lecturer: Dr Kathy Kendall-Tackett
CERPs: 1.0 L CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: Recent research has revealed that depression is associated with systemic inflammation, specifically, the increase in proinflammatory cytokines. Puerperal women are especially vulnerable because proinflammatory cytokines significantly increase during the last trimester of pregnancy.
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XL17: Breastfeeding/Infant Caries and the Pacifier/SIDS Issues

Lecturer: Dr Brian Palmer
CERPs: 1.0 L CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: For years, it has been the official position of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), that “Ad libitum nocturnal breast-feeding should be avoided after the first primary tooth begins to erupt”. The first primary tooth usually starts to erupt around 5 - 6 months of age. The implied purpose of this recommendation is to reduce the risk of infant caries (tooth decay) caused by human breastmilk.
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XL16: Neonatal Hypoglycaemia - Evidence and Recommendations

Lecturer: Dr Martin Ward-Platt
CERPs: 1.0 L CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: This presentation therefore focuses on normal physiology in the context of term and preterm delivery; the concept of ‘safe’ blood glucose values in relation to alternative fuels; the hormonal control of blood glucose in the newborn; situations of abnormalities of supply and demand for glucose; and some of the influences of intrapartum care on newborn metabolism.
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XL15: Bilirubin Management and Implications for Breastfeeding

Karleen Gribble Lecturer: Lawrence Gartner
CERPs: 1.0 L CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: Although neonatal jaundice is a common occurrence in both breastfed and artificially-fed infants, there are some special relationships between breastfeeding and jaundice in newborns. These will be explored by first examining the question of why and how jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia is a risk for newborns.
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XL14: Legal and Ethical Challenges for Lactation Consultants

Lecturer: Liz Brooks
CERPs: 1.0 E CERP
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: Around the world, private practice lactation consultants (PPLCs) fill a gap: providing skilled lactation care for the mother who has left the hospital or birthing center, but now has issues that go beyond those a peer counselor can address. This session will address the professional challenges common to all PPLCs, whatever their work or cultural setting. Legal and ethical issues will be addressed -- and practice tips will be offered that can be implemented immediately.
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XL13: Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Are you ready?

Lecturer: Dr Karleen Gribble
CERPs: not offered
Cost: FREE
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD09
Synopsis: Emergencies can happen anywhere and infants who are not breastfed are at increased risk of illness and death regardless of the context. Emergencies destroy what is normal, leave mothers struggling to cope, and infants vulnerable to disease and death.
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XL12: Making Enough Milk for the Preterm

Lecturer: Dr. Jane Morton
L-CERPs: 1.00
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Synopsis: Mothers of pre term infants may not produce adequate volumes of breastmik to sustain the growing baby's needs. Dr Morton's research describes expressing techniques which combine early hand expressing plus ongoing Hands-on Pumping. Results show a 48% increase in milk production at 7 weeks.
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XL11: Composition of Human Breastmilk and Infant Development

Lecturer: Dr. Mark Cregan
L-CERPs: 1.00
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Synopsis: Dr Cregan describes breastmilk as a functional food – that is all components of breastmilk are present to serve a specific function towards the development of every organ and system of the baby.
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XL10: Physiology of Human Lactation: From Pregnancy to Weaning

Lecturer: Dr. Mark Cregan
L-CERPs: 1.00
Cost: US$15.00
Access period: One week
Synopsis: This lecture explains that as the mammary gland develops, it undergoes individual changes that contribute towards eventual lactation. Influences of pre term birth and weaning are also discussed.
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XL09: Biological Nurturing releases innate breastfeeding behaviours

Lecturer: Dr. Suzanne Colson
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access Period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: Many primitive neonatal reflexes have been observed as specific prebreastfeeding behaviours and are more frequently displayed in the baby when in prone position.
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XL08: Breastfeeding: Choice of Duty or Duty of Care?

Lecturer: Pamela Morrison
E-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: Is the baby's right to receive breastmilk or be breastfed more important or legitimate than the mother's right to choose whether or not she breastfeeds her baby?
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XL07: The Presence of Stem Cell-Like Cells in Human Breastmilk

Lecturer: Dr. Mark Cregan
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: Immune cells in human breastmilk have been found in the infant circulation and some also show positive for stem cell markers.
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XL06: Breastfeeding area: no smoking or drinking allowed?

Lecturer: Dr Lisa Amir
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access Period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: An easy to follow review of current literature about effects of smoking on lactation and transfer of alcohol through breastmilk and metabolism of alcohol by the baby.
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XL05: The Newman-Goldfarb Protocols for Induced Lactation Demystified

Lecturer: Lenore Goldfarb
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: The Newman-Golfarb protocols for induced lactation is explained and several options and variations are discussed.
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XL04: The Role of Breastfeeding for the Protection of the Infant

Lecturer: Prof Lars Hanson
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: one week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: The circumstances of birth are designed to stimulate the start of the newborn's immune responses. Breastmilk specificity continues to provide protection and development of the infant's immunity.
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XL03: Do You Mind If I Use That? Understanding IBLCE Ethics Tenet 25

Liz Brooks Lecturer: Elizabeth Brooks
E-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access Period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: Tenet 25 of the IBLCE Code of Ethics is explained in detail with practical information for IBCLCs who wish to utilise published or printed works.
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XL02: When Nipple Distortion Leads To Nipple Tortion

Lecturer: Bridget Ingle
L-CERPs: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: at GOLD08
Synopsis: Breastfeeding should not be painful or cause distortion to nipple shape. Type of nipple distortion and damage can diagnose specific attachment problems.
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XL01: How breastfeeding can reduce the risk of disruptive OSA

Lecturer: Dr Brian Palmer
L-CERPS: 1.25
Cost: US$18.75
Access period: One week
Lecture recorded: July 2008, for this series
Synopsis: The physical act of breastfeeding promotes an optimal airway and palate arch size for the protection against sleep apnoea and airway obstruction in children and adults.
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Did you know..?

An international code to regulate the marketing of breast-milk substitutes was adopted in 1981. It calls for: all formula labels and information to state the benefits of breastfeeding and the health risks of substitutes; no promotion of breast-milk substitutes; no free samples of substitutes to be given to pregnant women, mothers or their families; and no distribution of free or subsidized substitutes to health workers or facilities.

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