GOLD Learning Day - Latched & Attached: Strategies for Neurodevelopment, Bonding & Effective Feeding
GOLD Learning is excited to kick off 2025 with a special day of learning! Join us to deepen your knowledge of the nuances of supporting breastfeeding dyads with attachment, latch and positioning. Learn more about the neurobiology of breastfeeding and co-regulation, optimizing latch and positioning for a baby with a birth injury and strategies for overcoming latch refusal.
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| Prices in USD | Early Bird | Regular | Early Bird | Regular |
| Country Category A | $40 | $50 | $35 | $40 |
| Country Category B | $20 | $25 | $17.50 | $20 |
| Country Category C&D | $12 | $15 | $10.50 | $12 |
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Nichelle Clark is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), wife, and mother of one residing in Chesapeake, Virginia. She is the owner of SonShine & Rainbows Lactation Services. Born and raised in Upper Marlboro, MD, Nichelle joined the United States Navy in 2010 and served honorably for 7.5 years. In 2020, she founded Black Breastfeeding 365, an organization that seeks to bridge the gap between Black Parents and the Lactation Professionals who serve them. When she’s not spending time with her husband and 4 year old son, she serves as a United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) Advisory Board Member and Clinical Lactation Journal Social Media Editor. In her spare time, she admins multiple online support groups for People of Color, providing breastfeeding support and lactation education to her community. As an exclusive pumping mom herself, Nichelle is a champion for breastfeeding parents to write their own rules and breastfeed their way.
Topic: Securely Attached: The Neurobiology of Breastfeeding & Co-Regulation - [View Abstract]
1. Analyze the significance of breastfeeding for both infant and maternal health, incorporating a historical perspective on how practices and attitudes have evolved over time.
2. Describe how breastfeeding facilitates co-regulation, focusing on the role of maternal-infant bonding.
3. Explain the behavioral and emotional benefits of co-regulation facilitated by breastfeeding, including the impact of key hormones like oxytocin and prolactin.
4. Describe the bidirectional relationship between maternal mental health and breastfeeding practices, and strategies to support mental health for enhanced co-regulation.
The act of infant suckling triggers specific neurobiological pathways that are essential for the development of self-regulation and emotional stability in infants. This physiological interaction supports the infant's neurological development and helps establish a foundation for secure attachments. Secure attachments, characterized by the infant's sense of safety and trust in their caregiver, are critical for healthy psychological and emotional development. However, breastfeeding and the establishment of secure attachments can be challenged by various factors, including maternal mental health issues, lack of social support, and breastfeeding difficulties. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, such as mental health support for mothers, education on breastfeeding techniques, and the development of supportive social networks, is essential for promoting effective co-regulation and secure attachments. This presentation will highlight recent trends and emerging research in the field of breastfeeding, co-regulation, and attachment theory. Innovative approaches to studying these interactions and the implications for clinical practice will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on translating research findings into practical strategies that healthcare professionals can use to support breastfeeding mothers and foster secure attachments in infants.
Avery Young is a passionate enthusiast about empowered feeding and is on a mission to help make feeding feel better.
Over the last few years, she has been observing, studying and experimenting with engaging the reflexes that infants use when feeding, to help make the latching progress work better. This work has transformed her practice and her ability to make profound changes in the families she supports.
She has a master's degree in Biology, a Master's Degree in Science Education and has been supporting feeding families for almost a decade.
Topic: Strategies for Overcoming Latching Refusal: A Parent-Centered Approach - [View Abstract]
1. Describe the connection between feeding efficacy, latch refusal and long-term breastfeeding outcomes.
2. Describe different causes of feeding refusal in infants under 6 months.
3. Explain how different traditional approaches can exacerbate problems.
4. Describe how to use a parent-centered methodical approach to support feeding refusal.
Latching refusal can stem from a myriad of physiological and environmental factors that compromise breastfeeding efficacy and outcomes. These factors may include infant oral motor difficulties, maternal physiological challenges, or stressful feeding environments. Understanding these underlying causes is crucial for providing effective support and interventions. This presentation offers a comprehensive view, incorporating both practical strategies and case studies to explain how to use a parent-centered approach that emphasizes the emotional well-being of the entire feeding dyad to help overcome latching barriers. This session is designed to equip healthcare professionals, lactation consultants, and caregivers with the tools necessary to support families in navigating these challenges effectively, promoting a successful and sustained feeding experience.
A graduate of RMIT, Joanna has practiced as a registered Osteopath since 1996. She completed her Graduate Diploma in Osteopathic Paediatrics in 2001 and has been working in the field of paediatric care since then. In 2021, Joanna was titled an Advanced Paediatric Osteopath by Osteopathy Australia, in recognition of her long standing commitment to paediatric tertiary education, continuing professional development and collaborative care.
Jo is also an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) and a Rhythmic Movement Training (RMTi) Consultant, and combines these skills with her osteopathic principles and treatment. Jo works in private practice in Melbourne at a medical clinic, alongside GP’s, MCHN, and other allied health professionals.
Jo is passionate about supporting mothers in their early parenting journey, including developing breastfeeding confidence and supporting emotional wellbeing. She has a particular interest in supporting mothers and babies with feeding difficulties and she combines her expertise in both osteopathy and lactation to provide a holistic approach to maternal-infant health care and lactation support. This includes treatment following traumatic birth, and the management of torticollis, plagiocephaly and hip dysplasia. Jo’s work includes optimising positioning and latch, improving sucking skills, releasing connective tissue tensions throughout the body, as well as the management of ankyloglossia and oral rehabilitation post frenectomy.
Jo has extensive experience working with babies, children and adults across the lifespan. Passionate about ongoing professional development, Jo has completed numerous additional post graduate short courses in many areas to deepen and expand her skill sets.
She is also a Board member of LCANZ (Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand).
1. Describe the key features of optimal infant positioning for breastfeeding and why these help produce a good latch.
2. List common birth injuries, their mechanisms and risk factors associated with them.
3. Describe how to identify signs of congenital muscular torticollis in infants and how to support these dyads to achieve a successful latch.
Birth has the potential to be the source of a baby’s first injury. Supporting babies with birth injuries to breastfeed requires an understanding of the common injuries that may present in practice along with a working knowledge of the mechanics involved in optimal positioning and latch. A nuanced approach is then required to assist injured infants overcome barriers of limited movement, dysfunction and pain to learn the skills required for effective latch and transfer of milk. This presentation will review common infant birth injuries including brachial plexus injuries, clavicular fractures, and torticollis. The biomechanics involved in achieving optimal positioning and latch will be discussed and ways in which birth injuries may impact a dyad’s ability to breastfeed. Learn how to explain good positioning and latching to parents, and how mothers and injured babies can be supported to successfully breastfeed with the right understanding, patience and nuanced modifications.
Accreditation
CERPs - Continuing Education Recognition Points
Applicable to International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs), Certified Lactation Educators (CLEs), Childbirth Educators (CBEs) and Doulas. GOLD Conferences has been designated as a Long Term Provider of CERPs by IBLCE--Approval #CLT114-07. This program is approved for 3 L-CERPs.
CMEs - Continuing Medical Education Credits for Physicians & Nurses
The American Academy of Family Physicians has reviewed this activity and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/21/2025 to 01/21/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity is approved for 3 AAFP Prescribed CME credits.
Nurse Contact Hours
This activity has been submitted to American Nurses Association Massachusetts for approval to award 3 contact hours. American Nurses Association Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please contact Nicole at 1-604-566-8311.
If you have already participated in this program, you are not eligible to receive additional credits for viewing it again. Please send us an email to [email protected] if you have any questions.
Additional Details:
Viewing time: 6 Weeks
Tags / Categories
(IBCLC) Clinical Skills, (IBCLC) Education and Communication, (IBCLC) Pathology, (IBCLC) Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, (IBCLC) Techniques, Attachment & Relationships, Birth Injuries, Bonding and Attachment, Breastfeeding Support, Latch & Position, Trauma & Breastfeeding
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