Breastfeeding Grand Rounds 2012
Paid Family Leave:
Essential for Successful Breastfeeding and Coalition Building 101
Originally broadcast, Thursday, August 2, 2012
Speakers:
Gerald Calnen, MD
ProHealth Physicians, Inc.
Tina Cardarelli, IBCLC
State Breastfeeding Coordinator
Indiana Perinatal Network
Ruth Lawrence, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, and author of "Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession"
Moderator: Mary Applegate, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, University at Albany School of Public Health, Director, NYS Preventive Medicine Residency Program
This broadcast will introduce the address the role that a paid maternity leave policy would play in encouraging and supporting women’s ability to breastfeed their children. Speakers will review current and historical data related to gender, motherhood, and employment status as it relates to breastfeeding trends and will explore the ways in which these dynamics work together to impact the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Speakers will also present data regarding maternity leave policies both in the United States as well as other nations and the corresponding breastfeeding trends, with an exploration of how our maternity leave policies now and in the future will impact breastfeeding efforts. Additionally, speakers will explore the role of coalition building, using examples and lessons learned, to illustrate how working from the ground up is an effective way to enact change.
Objectives:
As a result of viewing this broadcast, participants will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between employment status and breastfeeding initiation
- Explain how paid maternity leave is a public health issue
- List three key components to effective coalition building
This program is sponsored by the New York State Department of Health and funded by the USDHHS/HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
School of Public Health, University at Albany is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
It has been assigned Provider Code PA# 157N.
Course code PA# 157N-312; 1.0 contact hour.
School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the MSSNY to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The School designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™ Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 2.0 Category 1 CECH in health education.
CME, CNE and CHES continuing education credits are available until August 2015.
CERPs allocated by IBLCE
IBLCE Approval Number C1220395
You have been awarded the following CERPs
0 -L
0 - E
2.0 - R
CERPs are only available until August 2013.
The planners and presenters do not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research or services may be discussed in this activity.
No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.
