Join us on March 28, 2022 for our Virtual Conference!

Breastfeeding Through an Equity Lens – A Continuum of Care

Save time and money this year! No travel or lodging expense! Once again, we are making this a very interactive event, with lots of opportunity for you to network and chat with presenters as well as other attendees. The conference will NOT be recorded.

                                The conference has been awarded 5.5 L CERPs from IBLCE

AGENDA

7:30 am Pre-Conference Networking Meet & Greet

8:00 am Last minute Zoom instructions; Welcome to the Conference

8:15 am Kangaroo Mother Care: Understanding Resilience – Why Preterm Babies Need Their Mothers

Part 1: Introducing Nurturescience Nils Bergman, MD, MPH, PhD

9:57 Discussion Groups/Breakout Rooms

10:08 am Break

10:18 am Part 2: Scientific Rationale for Mother Kangaroo Care

Nils Bergman, MD, MPH, PhD

10:59 am Q&A

11:11 am Discussion Groups/Breakout Rooms

11:30 am NYSBC Announcements

11:45 am Prizes

12:00 pm Lunch Break

12:30 pm Welcome back/Table Topics Discussion Groups

We are offering everyone the opportunity for some small group learning and interaction . The topics are listed below - please think about the topic that interests you, or perhaps is your expertise and you can share your knowledge? We will provide this list again on the day of the conference; you are free to change groups as you wish. We will open up more breakout rooms on the day of the conference, if needed. The list of breakout rooms is below:

1.Virtual lactation support/telehealth

2.Baby-Friendly Journey

3.NICU

4.Black Women and BF

5.Skin-to-skin/COVID NICU

6.BF and Substance Use/Treatment

7.BF and Inclusive Language

8.Burnout

9.Supporting BF in the Labor/Delivery Area

10.The latest in breast pumps/milk expression

11.Supporting BF for Native American populations

12.Supporting BF in Hispanic populations

13.Supporting BF in first-time parents

14.Supporting BF after difficult delivery

15.BF support and WIC/and community health centers

16,BF for Covid positive mothers

17.Managing BF problems after discharge

18.Cultural Differences in Supporting BF

19.Nutrition and Hydration for the Lactating individual

20.Baby Wearing or How to Parent Multiples while Feeding your Infant

21.How to Store Milk, How Much Milk to Store, Breast Milk Storage Bags/Milkie

22.Preparing the Breastfeeding Mother to Return to Work

23.Breastfeeding Multiples/Pumping for Multiples

24.Support Groups for Lactating Individuals

25.Lactation f/u post- hospital

26. BF and Covid

27.Human Milk and Covid, including vaccination

28. WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors

1:00 pm Baby-Friendly USA Updated Guidelines and NICU Toolkit: Evidence-based Practices that Impact Breastfeeding Disparities and Empower Mothers

Eileen Fitzpatrick DrPH, MPH, RDN; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Baby Friendly USA

1:45 pm NYS Breastfeeding Support Through an Equity Lens: Panel Presentation

Chloe Vital, CBS, Director – MidHudson Chocolate Milk

Robin Crouse , Health Educator, Indegenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Seneca Nation

Catherine Wightman, MS, IBCLC – The Transitions Care Management for Lactation in rural Western NYS

April Simmons, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Supervisor CLC Anthony Jordan Health Center, Rochester; Refugee/Immigrant Health Center

2:45 pm Discussion/Q & A

3:00 pm Break/Prizes

3:15 pm Black Fatherhood & Disparities

Kenn Harris, Executive Director & Engagement Lead, NICHQ

4:00 pm Discussion Breakout Groups /Take Away Messages

4:15 pm Wrap up Meeting rooms open for networking/after party

5:00 pm Adjourn

Please note that the above agenda is tentative- there may be some minor adjustments with start times of the sessions.

The Early Bird Rate will only be available through March 5, 2022.

If you are paying by check:

Please make your check payable to:

New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition, Inc. and mail to us at: PO Box 61, Delmar, NY 12054.  Please remember to identify who you are registering for the conference on your check!

We are able to accept vouchers from county health departments.  Please send us an email before you mail us your forms!  nysbcinc@gmail.com

Cancellations received prior to March 25, 202 2 will be able to be refunded or your  registration can be transferred to another person for this year's conference- please let us know who will be taking your place. Contact us at nysbcinc@gmail.com

No refunds after March 25, 2022.

A limited number of scholarships will be available to eligible registrants. Please email us at nysbcinc@gmail.com to inquire.