Bonding and Attachment Online Course(s) & Continuing Education
Access the latest clinical skills and research for Bonding and Attachment for POSTPARTUM professional training. These Bonding and Attachment online courses provide practice-changing skills and valuable perspectives from leading global experts. This Bonding and Attachment education has been accredited for a variety of CEUs / CERPs and can be accessed on-demand, at your own pace.
Establishing Breastfeeding and Bonding in the Post COVID Hospital Setting
Tanya Singleton is a registered nurse with over 40 years of experience in Maternal-Child nursing as a Labor and Delivery nurse, certified in High-Risk Perinatal nursing, an IBCLC lactation consultant and Lamaze childbirth educator. She retired as United States Army Nurse Corp officer in 2003 and began working in private practice as a lactation consultant and childbirth educator. She has run several community non-profits in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area that dealt with issues related to women's and children's health promotion and illness prevention. She is immediate past Chair of the State of Virginia Breastfeeding Advisory Committee, and is currently Chair of Postpartum Support Virginia Board of Directors.
Tanya is committed to quality education and lifelong learning, and has taught maternal-child and pediatric nursing to students in the Rappahannock Region of Virginia, sharing her various clinical anecdotes in classroom and in labs. She is an advocate for equity in maternal healthcare for women of color and early detection of perinatal mood disorders. She is owner and proprietor of The Baby Whisperer, providing in-home support in childbirth education, breastfeeding and parenting.
She is the mother of a blended family of five adult children and Nana to four.
Topic: Establishing Breastfeeding and Bonding in the Post COVID Hospital Setting - [View Abstract]
Topic: How to be Part of the Solution: The Effects of Intergenerational Trauma on Perinatal Persons of Color - [View Abstract]
Since the beginning of recorded birth experiences, babies have been placed in their mother's arms immediately after birth. At the turn of the 20th century, hospital births began to become the norm, and "sterile" procedures removed the immediacy of this critical juncture. What does 21st century hospital birth hold in this post-pandemic healthcare environment? ? How do we promote, protect and enhance the birth experience in Labor and Delivery to support bonding and breastfeeding?
Powerful Relationships: How Babies (and Parents) Learn To Love
Kathy Parkes is a sought-after speaker and webinar presenter as well as a published author. She has lived all over the world, settling in San Antonio, Texas after her Air Force husband retired. Kathy is a Registered Nurse with a Masters in Nursing Education and received her International Board Certified Lactation Consultant designation in 1992. Her private practice, Breastfeeding Perspectives, adds to her over 30 years of lactation experiences, which include WIC staff and clients, in-patient hospital work on L&D, postpartum, and NICU, taking a hospital to Baby-Friendly designation, setting up a lactation visitation program for both a home health agency and for the largest birth doula organization in San Antonio, and providing home and office lactation visits for private clients. She specializes in tethered oral tissues (tongue-and-lip ties), milk supply problems, multiples, and preterm/late preterm infants.
On the fun side, Kathy met her husband of 47 years as she was jumping out of the airplane he was flying. (You could say she fell for him!) She loves animals, traveling, and gardening. Most of all, she loves teaching others about breastfeeding.
Topic: How to Start a Private Lactation Practice - [View Abstract]
Topic: I QUIT!! Burnout, compassion fatigue, and self-care for the healthcare professional - [View Abstract]
Topic: Lactation Choices Following Pre-and-perinatal Loss - [View Abstract]
Topic: Powerful Relationships: How Babies (and Parents) Learn To Love - [View Abstract]
For many years, science told new parents that babies were “blank slates”, didn’t feel anything, and must not be touched. Research, though, has proven otherwise. This session will cover these historical theories as well as the theory of attachment and bonding. Discussing the physiological, neurobiological, and hormonal basis for love, the session will cover the prenatal to toddler stages of a young child’s life to discover the amazing changes in both the infant and maternal bodies to prepare for and reinforce bonding and attachment. To end, this session will touch on the birthing parent’s mental health and its effect on the infant.
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Securely Attached: The Neurobiology of Breastfeeding & Co-Regulation
Nichelle Clark is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), wife, and mother of one residing in Chesapeake, Virginia. She is the owner of SonShine & Rainbows Lactation Services. Born and raised in Upper Marlboro, MD, Nichelle joined the United States Navy in 2010 and served honorably for 7.5 years. In 2020, she founded Black Breastfeeding 365, an organization that seeks to bridge the gap between Black Parents and the Lactation Professionals who serve them. When she’s not spending time with her husband and 4 year old son, she serves as a United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) Advisory Board Member and Clinical Lactation Journal Social Media Editor. In her spare time, she admins multiple online support groups for People of Color, providing breastfeeding support and lactation education to her community. As an exclusive pumping mom herself, Nichelle is a champion for breastfeeding parents to write their own rules and breastfeed their way.
Topic: Securely Attached: The Neurobiology of Breastfeeding & Co-Regulation - [View Abstract]
The act of infant suckling triggers specific neurobiological pathways that are essential for the development of self-regulation and emotional stability in infants. This physiological interaction supports the infant's neurological development and helps establish a foundation for secure attachments. Secure attachments, characterized by the infant's sense of safety and trust in their caregiver, are critical for healthy psychological and emotional development. However, breastfeeding and the establishment of secure attachments can be challenged by various factors, including maternal mental health issues, lack of social support, and breastfeeding difficulties. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, such as mental health support for mothers, education on breastfeeding techniques, and the development of supportive social networks, is essential for promoting effective co-regulation and secure attachments. This presentation will highlight recent trends and emerging research in the field of breastfeeding, co-regulation, and attachment theory. Innovative approaches to studying these interactions and the implications for clinical practice will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on translating research findings into practical strategies that healthcare professionals can use to support breastfeeding mothers and foster secure attachments in infants.
Supporting Families With Sleep While Optimising Attachment and Responsive Feeding
Dr Lyndsey Hookway is an experienced paediatric nurse, children’s public health nurse, IBCLC, researcher, responsive sleep/parenting advocate, and the author of 6 books. She has worked with children and families for more than 20 years within in-patient paediatrics, paediatric ambulatory care, NICU, and the community.
Lyndsey is a researcher at Swansea University, exploring the needs and challenges of medically complex breastfed infants and children. In 2019 she founded the Breastfeeding the Brave project to raise awareness of the unique lactation needs of sick children in the paediatric setting. Lyndsey is the co-founder and clinical director of the Holistic Sleep Coaching program and Thought Rebellion. She is a respected international speaker and also provides regular training, advocacy and consultancy to both NHS and private organisations.
Topic: Breastfeeding Children with Cancer - [View Abstract]
Topic: More Support in a Coffee Shop Than in the Hospital: Experiences of Breastfeeding Children With Medical Complexity - [View Abstract]
Topic: Supporting Families With Sleep While Optimising Attachment and Responsive Feeding - [View Abstract]
Topic: You Can't Sleep With Your Foot On The Gas Pedal: How To Improve Sleep By Tapping Into Calm - [View Abstract]
Many parents feel confused about how to approach sleep with their infants. There is a lack of consistent, evidence-based information about infant sleep, and in the context of ever-increasing contextual pressures, this can lead many parents to ask for help with sleep. However, sleep information that is respectful to mental health, attachment and breastfeeding can be hard to find, particularly when national guidelines seem to advocate approaches that promote a non-response. Perinatal professionals are uniquely placed in positions of trust with families, and possess advanced skills in listening, counselling and providing information. They are therefore well-placed to provide information to families about sleep proactively, which may reduce parental stress and frustration, and lead to fewer families becoming desperate and turning to solutions that include cessation of breastfeeding, separating parents and infants, and leaving infants to cry.
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