Featured Speaker:

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC 

Program Description
Health care providers and public health officials are telling mothers not to sleep with their babies. How is this impacting mothers' behavior? This presentation will show new data from the Survey of Mothers' Sleep and Fatigue. Where do babies start and finish the night, what are mothers are telling their friends, family and health care providers, and how do they feel about their sleep arrangements?
Does nighttime breastfeeding elevate the risk of postpartum depression? We will examine the relationship between feeding method, where babies sleep and maternal fatigue. Preliminary analyses reveal that breastfeeding mothers report less fatigue than their formula-feeding or mixed-feeding counterparts.

Recent research has revealed that depression is associated with systemic inflammation, specifically, the increase in proinflammatory cytokines. Common experiences of new motherhood, sleep deprivation, postpartum pain, and psychological trauma, also cause inflammation levels to rise. This session will describe the inflammatory response and also show why breastfeeding and anti-inflammatory treatments protect maternal mental health.

The negative effects of postpartum depression, on both mother and baby, are too serious to ignore. There are a number of treatments for depression, including a wide range of non-pharmacologic treatments. This session summarizes research findings on various therapies and also describes the implications of each for breastfeeding.

Objectives 

Following the didactic presentations, participants will be able to do the following:

• Describe incidence of bedsharing;
• Identify key questions to ask new mothers about their sleep and fatigue;
• Describe the new paradigm for depression in new mothers and impact of the immune system; and to
• Describe how most treatments for depression are compatible with breastfeeding.

Faculty

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Affiliate Research Associate Professor of Psychology, Family Research Lab/Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Acquisitions Editor at Hale Publishing and Associate Editor of the journal Psychological Trauma
Author or editor of 19 books in the fields of trauma, women’s health, depression, and breastfeeding, including Depression in New Mothers, Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Depression in New Mothers, and Breastfeeding Made Simple (co-authored with Nancy Mohrbacher).

Registration Fees

Registration fee includes: continental breakfast, lunch, syllabus, and continuing education credit.

Up to and including Apr 08                                        $90            

On or after Apr 13/at the door:                                 $100           

Location & Parking

Parking: turn south from Lomita Blvd onto Medical Center Drive and then west (right) into the West Parking Structure.  The Health Conference Center is adjacent to the parking structure.

Participant Confirmation

Confirmation by e-mail will be sent to participants providing an e-mail address only.  No other confirmation will be sent. 

Cancellation Policy

Written cancellations received one week prior to event date will be granted with a $5 fee.  No refunds after this date.

Continuing Education Units

CEU, CPE, CHES and CERP credits will be offered at no additional charge.

Nurses: The Community Perinatal Network is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course offers 6 contact hours of continuing education. CPN's provider number is CEP 14797. Licensee must maintain certificate for a period of four years.

Lactation Consultants: The Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles is an approved provider by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. This course offers 5 L CERPs. CERP application will be submitted.

CHES: The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. designates Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Health Education Administration (LACDPH/HEA) as a provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education (Provider number MEP 2460). Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) may receive up to 5 Category | CECH for this event.

Registered Dieticians maintain a copy of the agenda and certificate for CPEs for their Professional Development Portfolio.

Target Audience

Physicians, Registered Nurses,  Dieticians, Nutritionists, Occupational Therapists, CPHWs, Lactation Consultants, Lactation Educators, La Leche League Leaders, Health Educators, Case Managers, Home Visitors, Doulas, Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, Students and others interested in supporting families in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. 

Co-sponsored by

Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Community Perinatal Network, PHFE, NEVHC & SLAHP WIC Programs 

Information / Questions

(213) 596-5776  

www.breastfeedla.org