Annual Update 2026
This course is designed for nurses, healthcare providers and lactation consultants who provide care and provisions of care for women, lactating individuals and infants. Evidence is ever evolving and crucial for professional development and promotion of best practice. Healthcare providers and Lactation Consultants may not have access to every journal article that pertains to updated practice and evidence. Julie Grimes will provide a critical review of 2025 research and summarize literature of peer-reviewed studies that are specific to clinical lactation support. By the end of this course the learner will be able to list at least 2 changes to the ABM protocol #7, explain how family integrated care benefits NICU infants, describe how commercial interests influence the three key systems of healthcare, and identify 3 hospital practices that facilitate breastfeeding.
Annual Upadate 2026 Course Description
I Advocacy & Policy
II American Academy of Pediatrics Report on Low-Birth-Weight Infants
III Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Protocol #7
IV Baby Friend Hospital Initiative Refresher
V Family Integrated Care in the NICU
VI Human milk more than NEC Prevention in the NICU
VII Antenatal Colostrum Expression
VIII Perception of Insufficient Milk supply
IX Pump Reliance
X Milk Statis and IGM
XI International Code of Marketing
XII Policy Actions
XIII Hospital Practices
XIV Hospital barriers to breastfeeding & HIV
XV Disparities (discharge, frenotomy, maternity practices)
This course awards:
- 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours - American Nurses Credentialing Center – ANCC
- 1.0 L-CERPs in Clinical Skills – Preferred Provider Recognition Number: C2026310
Accreditation Recognition