About this event
Description:
Join us for an informative session on Milk Sodium Testing: Clinical Insights and Applications. This webinar will explore normal and atypical colostrum and milk sodium concentrations throughout the lactation cycle, discuss practical applications of sodium testing in both NICU and clinic settings, and highlight the potential benefits for clinicians and parents. Gain evidence-based knowledge to enhance lactation care and improve outcomes for vulnerable infants.
Learning objectives:
1. Identify normal and atypical colostrum and milk sodium concentrations across the lactation cycle
2. Describe applications of milk sodium testing in the NICU and in the community
3. List potential benefits of milk sodium testing to clinicians and to parents
This program has been approved for 1.0 Contact Hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13692
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Guest speaker
Sharon PerrellaG
Sharon Perrella is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Human Lactation Research and Translation, and the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group at The University of Western Australia. With a clinical background in midwifery and neonatal intensive care nursing, Sharon has a special interest in preterm breastfeeding and milk production. Her current work focuses on the identification and clinical support of women at risk of breastfeeding challenges, and the implementation of evidence-based clinical lactation care strategies to support continued breastfeeding.
Medela Webinars
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