Inequitable access to mother's milk often disempowers those who may benefit the most from it's' benefits. Moreover, suboptimal breastfeeding has the potential to negatively impact the health and well-being of future generations to come. Mother's own milk is internationally accepted as the most optimal source of nutrition for infants, yet breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among minority populations (i.e., women with opioid use disorders [OUDs]) continue to lag significantly behind that of the general population. The implications of the current U.S. opioid crisis and its increasing influence on women of reproductive age presents important considerations for the ways women and infants may receive inequitable access to breastfeeding and the benefits of mother's milk. In this presentation, learn the keys needed to empower lactation support providers to advocate for the use of scientific evidence that informs breastfeeding practices for women receiving MAT for OUD.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Summarize current breastfeeding recommendations for women receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD).;
Objective 2: Identify common barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding among women receiving MAT for OUD.;
Objective 3: Describe specific strategies lactation supporters can use to empower breastfeeding in women receiving MAT for OUD.;
Objective 4: Explain how policies can be adapted to better support breastfeeding in women receiving MAT for OUD.
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