Presenter: 

Christine Bixby, MD, IBCLC

• Neonatologist, CHOC Children's Specialists
• Medical Director, Lactation Services, CHOC Children's Hospital

Presentation Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• List maternal and fetal benefits of breastfeeding 

• State the challenges of breastfeeding with the general population, with diabetic mothers, and with infants of diabetic mothers

• Identify ways in which providers can support the diabetic mother-infant dyad to successfully establish breastfeeding

• Review safety of diabetes medications with breastfeeding

Continuing Education:

RN
This course is provider approved for 1 contact hour by the California Board of Registered Nursing - Provider #CEP14797: Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California. 

RD
This course is provider approved for 1 contact hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration - Provider# 6FB40F4: Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California. 

Upon completion of all 3 components: 1. pre-test, 2. video presentation, and 3. post-test, you are eligible to receive continuing education, free of charge. After submitting the third component (post-test), please allow up to 3 weeks for your certificate to be emailed to you.

Handouts:

Are available upon request. Email cdapp@perinatalnetwork.org to receive them.

Training Module - April 26, 2022 - Breastfeeding and Diabetes Pre-Test

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