IBCLC Balanced Breastfeeding Solutions Minooka, Illinois, United States
Abstract: Our ultimate goal is to close breastfeeding disparities in locations with low resources to prenatal, lactation, and postpartum care. Organizations are engaging with diverse communities working to create multiple small changes or one larger policy/systems change to improve breastfeeding support, continuity of care and equity. My goal is to build a three-layer community involvement, as I have outlined below. 1) Lactation Podcasts. 2) Partnering with universities to provide lactation education/advocacy to students/staff. 3) Doula services/training CLC.
Diversity and Inclusion: In order to create an all inclusive breastfeeding/chest-feeding community we plan on increasing educational resources in lacking community. We choose to address the gap of prenatal, lactation, and postpartum resources and do our part to reduce the gap by offering long term sustainable resources, and building community partners.
Disclosures: Presenter(s) indicated no conflicts of interest to disclose. The FDA has cleared all pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices for the use described in this presentation.
Learning Objectives:
Name and describe the different forms of podcasting
Identify community partners and implement strategies of connection
Identify different podcast recording, hosting, and editing sites
Examine how podcasting can help local breastfeeding rates.