eModule

Breastfeeding Support Tools for the Obstetric Care Professional

Objectives

Breastfeeding has significant benefits for both mother and child, and breastfeeding initiation rates in the United States have been rising in recent years. However, many mothers do not achieve their breastfeeding goals, with only 25% breastfeeding exclusively at six months. Ob-gyns are well positioned to support their patients in meeting breastfeeding goals when they can identify opportunities to improve maternity care practices and community support. This module will educate the clinician on current data and trends around breastfeeding and provide practical strategies to support breastfeeding patients.

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to ...

Identify ways to incorporate breastfeeding support into prenatal care
Demonstrate how to implement breastfeeding-supportive maternity practices into the hospital and birth setting
Explain how to provide breastfeeding-supportive care for lactating patients

Physicians can purchase and complete the eModule and receive CME credit once they achieve 80% or higher on the posttest.

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Credits

ACCME Accreditation

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

College Cognate Credit(s)

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5 Category 1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Current guidelines state that continuing medical education (CME) providers must ensure that CME activities are free from the control of any commercial interest. The contributor(s) and program planners declare that neither they nor any business associate nor any member of their immediate families has material interest, financial interest, or other relationships with any company manufacturing commercial products relative to the topics included in this publication or with any provider of commercial services discussed in the eModule.