Webinar

Esta es una presentación gratuita para rendir homenaje a todos los asombrosos IBCLCs y a los trabajadores que apoyan la lactancia materna alrededor del mundo.

Los desafíos de la lactancia materna van más allá de posicionar y sujetar al bebé correctamente. Para brindar apoyo efectivamente a las familias que actualmente están amamantando, los defensores de la lactancia maternal también deben apoyar a la comunidad. La defensa de la lactancia materna se trata de construir sistemas y liderar consistentemente los cambios culturales para reforzar más profundamente la alimentación humana como la norma. Cuando los líderes de la lactancia materna alinean sus valores y creencias con acciones y estrategias para promover la lactancia como parte de una comunidad entera el cambio puede ocurrir de adentro hacia afuera a través de una estrategia de salud pública.

This is a special presentation in honor of International Day of the Midwife 2019! This year we are thrilled to welcome the wonderful Sheena Byrom, whose book "The Roar Behind the Silence: why kindness, compassion and respect matter in maternity care" jointly edited with Soo Downe, is being used as a resource to improve maternity care throughout the world. Sheena's presentation is titled "The past, present and the future: why midwives matter", and will touch on the historical context of the midwife and midwifery, review the current global position and offer potential solutions for the future.

This webinar is approved for 1 MEAC Midwifery CEU,1 ACNM CEU and 1 ACM CPD Recognised Hour. Recording available online.

Brush up on your skills and knowledge about the management of pain during breastfeeding with this presentation! We are excited to offer a free presentation with Dr. Ruth Lucas titled "Promoting Self-Management of Breast and Nipple Pain During Breastfeeding". This presentation offers an exciting look at the randomized controlled trial that Dr. Lucas and her team recently conducted to look at the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a breastfeeding self-management (BSM) intervention for breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding.

Learn more about the mechanism of pain during breastfeeding including the genetic risk for alterations in pain sensitivity, the relationship between breast and nipple pain and breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal mood, and new information about a successful intervention to promote self-management of pain during breastfeeding.

This webinar is approved for 1 L-CERP.

Have you ever wondered about home birth? What drives some families to pursue it, often at great personal expense and social risk? Mention home birth to a stranger on the street and you’ll likely get a reaction. In a time when we have more access to technology and healthcare than ever before, maternal mortality rates are rising. So too are C-section rates. At the same time there is a growing push by some to avoid the hospital altogether. Why would doctors who attend birth in hospitals choose to have their own babies at home? Join Jessica Moore, filmmaker and nurse practitioner, on a compelling journey through maternity care in the United States. Told through the lens of doctors, nurses, and midwives, Why Not Home? examines the latest evidence on risks and rewards of different birth settings. The film presents a balanced and accessible view on the latest research, along with moving personal stories of medical practitioners faced with big decisions for their own growing families. Viewers are challenged to move beyond preconceived ideas, and to envision a fresh future for maternity care in America.

GOLD Lactation, ILCA, IBCLE & LEAARC teamed up to put on a pre-Summit webinar to the 2014 Lactation Summit that was held on July 27 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. This talk will help you better understand issues related to inequities in access to the lactation consultant profession, what institutional oppression is and how it occurs, the ethical rationale for dismantling institutional oppression, and the change process that individuals and institutions experience when engaging in this work.

This is a free presentation from Nancy Mohrbacher, to honor all the amazing IBCLCs around the world. Every day IBCLCs improve the health of our future generations and empower families with their amazing work. Those of us who have been drawn to the work of caring for breastfeeding families, play a critical role in shaping the future of our society. We should never underestimate the power that skilled IBCLC support and counselling can have during a vulnerable time in the lives of both parents and babies. As Nancy points out, Excellence as an IBCLC isn’t about clinical skills alone. Attitude and approach play a big role in how our clients respond to our efforts to help with breastfeeding. This presentation looks at recent research that provides insight into how breastfeeding help is perceived by the families in our care. Knowledge gained from this session can help you to elevate both your practice and our profession as a whole. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to gain valuable education while sharing in the passion and excitement as we celebrate IBCLC day together!

#HappyIBCLCDay!

The development of a professional certification examination is a laborious and intensive process. Due to security issues, details regarding the development of specific examinations cannot be completely transparent. However, the general process for the development of certification examinations should be a public and transparent topic. While every certification examination is unique, the development process for most professional certification examinations following best practices is somewhat similar. If you have ever wanted to know about how professional certification examinations are developed, what the process involves or how professional certification examinations differ from other types of examinations, this is the session for you!

Hear from the Chair and Executive Director of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE) on this relevant topic.

Breastfeeding challenges go beyond latching and positioning. To effectively support breastfeeding/chestfeeding families, lactation advocates need to also support the community. Breastfeeding advocacy is about building systems and consistently leading cultural changes to more deeply reinforce human feeding as the norm. When lactation leaders are able to align values and beliefs with actions and strategies to promote breastfeeding as part of whole community, change can happen from the inside out through public health strategy.

Una versión pregrabada en español de esta presentación estará disponible poco después de la presentación en vivo. Para registrarse / acceder a la versión en español, visite esta página.

What does emerging science on neurobiology and epigenetics tell us about decision making in pregnancy, labour and birth? Does birth place matter? Should caesarean reduction be the goal? How long is labour? How long is human gestation? How accurate is an ultrasound date? What happens when clients want care that does not align with community standard? How do our messages about evidence and risk affect quality and safety? What do women say? What do providers believe? This session will explore new patient-centered outcomes from research on quality, safety, risk and responsibility. Together we will review and discuss emerging tools and strategies to facilitate conversations about the best available evidence and respectful maternity care.

In this highly informative Webinar by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC, FAPA, Kathleen discusses the implications of secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue among Perinatal health care professionals. Burnout and compassion fatigue can have serious consequences for both patients and providers. In this seminar, participants will learn about the causes and consequences of both burnout and secondary traumatic stress/compassion fatigue. Participants will also learn some specific strategies for integrating self-care into their care for others which can aid in recovery.

Cathy is an expert in the field of lactation support in the workplace and her presentation offers insights into the challenges faced by working mothers who are breastfeeding and provides workable solutions and resources for both mothers and employers.

The content of this wonderful session addresses needs of employed breastfeeding women, including emotional constraints, establishing and sustaining milk production, rebuilding milk production, helping women navigate avenues of support, talking with supervisors and coworkers about their needs, counseling mothers about specific pumping strategies and schedules tailored to the mother’s work situation, and sharing available resources.

Sources of information for prescription and nonprescription galactogogue use during breastfeeding will be presented and reviewed. Potential adverse effects in children of mothers who are breastfeeding and taking galactogogue medications will be reviewed and discussed. Various herbals that are used as galactogogues will be identified. Using the material presented, healthcare professionals will be able to counsel mothers who are breastfeeding and taking or will take galactogogue products (prescription, over-the counter, herbal, and complimentary).

May 5 is the internationally recognized day for highlighting the important role that Midwives play in offering safe and supportive birth to families around the World. We are so thrilled to partake in the celebrations and share with you the wisdom and research from one of the most highly respected educators in the field.

This GOLD inspired presentation will be filled with storytelling, historical perspective and the captivating journey of birth. Karen delivers a paradigm shifting, dynamic lecture to expand our midwifery and birth mindset.

Originally held as live webinars, the recordings are now available to be accessed online. It was an exciting day for our delegates who had the opportunity to delve deeper into case studies and new discoveries, and expand their knowledge and clinical skills. Kay Hoover will be asking you to put your detective hat on as she presents some unusual case studies, Barbara Wilson-Clay will be providing an in depth look at newborn assessment (an essential skill!) and Jane Morton will be sharing her wisdom and looking at the impact of teaching hand expression in the first hour as a way to prevent breastfeeding challenges.

Free to GOLD Learning Delegates with Alumni Status - Do you have Alumni status? As a special thank you to our past participants that have attended 5 or more Conferences, you are invited to attend with a complimentary registration. Add this package to your cart and follow the check out process. When prompted, login with your GOLD Learning associated email address and on the final step, the discount will be automatically applied. A separate invitation email will also be sent to our Alumni Status Delegates. Not sure if you're elgible, check your Alumni Status here.

GOLD Annual Members: Please note that GOLD Annual Membership is not the same thing as having Alumni Status. You will still be able to enjoy a 10% discount from your registration fee!

In celebration of IBCLC day, we're thrilled to offer this free presentation from one of our most popular speakers, Laurel Wilson. This an exciting time and the recent explosion of new research is providing a new look at the complexities of breastfeeding and human milk that we are only just starting to understand. As IBCLCs we are on the front lines of helping to translate this new knowledge into something meaningful for the families we care for. Join us for Laurel's talk titled, "Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Milk: The Fascinating Role of Neohormones, Epigenetics, the Microbiome and More!" to gain insight into some of the newest scientific discoveries about human milk.

Webinar recording now available.

Maya Bolman discusses the importance of breast pain to be one of the major causes of weaning. The likelihood of weaning increases the longer pain persists. Engorgement, plugged ducts, and mastitis are commonly associated with acute breast pain.Description of desired/achievable state: Therapeutic Breast Massage in Lactation (TBML) is one of the important measures to resolve pain quickly.

Kathleen discusses the most up-to-date current evidence regarding human milk and breastfeeding in neonatal intensive care and the all-important transition to breastfeeding for those families who wish to breastfeed, with appropriate and adequate community follow-up for all families expressing milk and breastfeeding, which is all too often forgotten or ignored.