Research Assistant Professor University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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.