Family Engagement as a Strategy to Increase Receipt of Mothers’ Own Milk (MOM) at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharge

Overview

This webinar is designed to enable providers to improve their ability to enable NICU parents to meet their personal goals for provision of mothers’ own milk (MOM) to infants during and after the NICU hospitalization. The evidenced based content includes: 1) comparing and contrasting the evidence for MOM versus donor milk (DHM), introduction of the PROVIDE Compendium of resources and tools as a framework for engaging NICU families in the science of MOM and for standardizing communication and messaging, reducing disparities in the receipt of MOM at NICU discharge for black infants, and improving the transition from NICU to home.

Target Audience

Public health and health care professionals.

Webinar

Family Engagement as a Strategy to Increase Receipt of Mothers’ Own Milk at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge

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Speakers

Opening Remarks:

Marilyn Kacica, MD, MPH
Executive Director, NYS Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Medical Director, Division of Family Health, NYSDOH, Clinical Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatics, State University of New York (SUNY), University at Albany School of Public Health 

Speaker:

Paula Meier, PhD, RN
Professor of Pediatrics & Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Courtesy Professor of Behavioral Nursing, University of Florida

Learning Outcome and Objectives

As a result of participation in this activity, the learner will have increased and enhanced their knowledge and competence on the science of Mothers Own Milk for NICU families.

By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

Integrate components of the PROVIDE compendium, an evidence-based collection of videos and information sheets about MOM provision in the NICU, into routine NICU care.
Describe My Personal Pumping Pathway, a two-part, evidence-based instrument to guide breast pump use and lactation care for breast-pump-dependent mothers with NICU infants.
Identify strategies to monitor and mitigate Black/non-Black disparities in receipt of MOM at NICU discharge.
Plan the transition to breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding during the NICU stay.

Activity Materials

Slide Handouts

Evaluation, Post-Test and Certificate

Evaluation and Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits expired for this activity on December 16, 2025. We encourage you to fill out the evaluation as your responses help us to plan future programs.