This presentation will define the concept of respectful, equitable, and supportive inpatient postpartum care. The session will focus on birthing parent accounts and filmed observations of breastfeeding-related experiences on a US postnatal unit. Opportunities for advancing health equity will be outlined, including improving prenatal preparations for the postpartum period, strengthening patient-care team inpatient communication, and restructuring care to be more accommodating, uplifting, and accountable to new families’ needs.
Disclosures: Presenter(s) indicated no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the concept of respectful, equitable, and supportive inpatient postpartum care.
Determine areas for strengthening inpatient lactation encounters.
List opportunities for improving patient-centered postpartum care.