Description
Objectives:
1. Address Frequently Asked Questions and Popular Social Media Trends to identify common concerns and misconceptions circulating among new parents online.
2. Recognize and Manage Common Newborn Skin Conditions including cradle cap, diaper rash, thrush, milia, and erythema toxicum etc
3. Understand common feeding Issues and briefly cover feeding-related concerns that may contribute to common symptoms of concern.
4. Understand common digestive issues in newborns and discuss causes and management strategies for gas, colic, reflux, and constipation.
5. Identify and respond to Common Medical Concerns in Newborns including signs, symptoms, and basic management of jaundice, low blood sugar, and Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS).
6. Gain confidence in educating parents on what is normal vs when urgent medical evaluation is needed.
7. Promote Safe Infant Practices and Reduce Health Risks for newborns
Description:
In this webinar, we’ll cover common newborn care issues and concerns like cradle cap, diaper rash, thrush, milia, and erythema toxicum. We’ll also discuss common feeding issues and digestive issues in newborns and discuss causes and management strategies for gas, colic, reflux and constipation. We’ll discuss how to help parents respond to medical concerns, including signs, symptoms, and basic management of jaundice, low blood sugar, and respiratory distress Syndrome (RDS). There will be an emphasis on educating parents on what’s normal versus when urgent medical evaluation is needed. Finally, we’ll discuss social media trends and identify common concerns and misconceptions circulating among new parents online.
Who Should Attend?
• Obstetrical Nurses; L&D, Midwives, Ante and Postpartum;
• Neonatal Nurses: Level 1, 2, & 3 Nursery Staff; Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
• Childbirth, Obstetrical and Neonatal Educators; Public Health Nurses
• Rural Acute Care Nurses; Doulas
• Nurses planning a career in Lactation Consulting; Selected Fetal Assessment Nurses
• Selected Women’s Health Practitioners; Selected Gyne & Sexual Health Nurses
Angela Grant Buechner BA, BScN, RN, IBCLC
Angela Grant Buechner (she/her) is a Registered Nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Doula and Educator. She has worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at a major Toronto teaching hospital as a nurse for over 25 years, has worked as a Childbirth Educator for Peel Public Health, and since 2009 has worked as an Lactation Consultant in both the NICU and private practice.
Angela is a published author of a textbook chapter on Breastfeeding Challenges in the NICU, and scholarly articles about Lactation. She is the former President of the Canadian Lactation Consultant Association, is a Breastfeeding Educator for Health Care Professionals at Mount Sinai Hospital, and has presented at the International Lactation Consultants Association Conference.
She is the mother of three exclusively breastfed children and she knows the benefits and rewards of breastfeeding/chestfeeding, but also understands that there are often challenges to overcome. As a Lactation Consultant she understands the importance of providing
non-judgmental, timely and practical support to help patient reach their feeding goals. Her team at Nutmeg Consulting provides in-person Birth & Postpartum support and in-person and virtual Lactation support to clients across Canada and internationally.
