Cost
$10 non-members
$9 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse for 1 year
Overview
This 1-hour course involves the review of research abstracts regarding medications and substances during lactation.
Objectives
- Discuss the possible effects of placental ingestion during lactation
- Discuss safe strategies for the use of opiates for pain control during lactation
- Describe the most common medication exposures during lactation that cause infant toxicity
- Explain the risk of high lead levels in human milk when the lactating parent has lead toxicity
Topic Outline- Review the Clinical Question and Review the Abstracts of the Following Articles
- • Langton CR, Whitcomb BW, Purdue-Smithe AC, et al. Association of Parity and Breastfeeding With Risk of Early Natural Menopause. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(1):e1919615. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19615
- • Riskin A, Almog M, Peri R, Halasz K, Srugo I, Kessel A. Changes in immunomodulatory constituents of human milk in response to active infection in the nursing infant. Pediatr Res. 2012 Feb;71(2):220-5. doi: 10.1038/pr.2011.34. Epub 2011 Dec 21. PMID: 22258136.
- • Beauchamp GA, Hendrickson RG, Horowitz BZ, Spyke DA Exposures Through Breast Milk: An Analysis of Exposure and Information Calls to the U.S. Poison Centers, 2001-2017 Breastfeeding Med 14(7) 2019, p. 508-512
- • Egan K, Cornwell C, Courtney J and Ettinger A (2021) Blood Lead Levels in U.S. Children Ages 1–11 Years, 1976–2016, Environmental Health Perspectives, 129:3, Online publication date: 1-Mar-2021.
Accreditation
CMEs: This Enduring Material activity, Abstract Reviews Regarding Medications and Substances During Lactation, has been reviewed and is acceptable for 1 credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CERPs: If this course is purchased by December 31st, 2025, this course has been allocated 1(L) CERPs recognized by IBLCE. Long Term Provider #117-04.
If this course is purchased on or after January 1st, 2026, according to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) Individual CERPs Guide for Recertification, Section IIIA, education that has been awarded educational credit by another board or organization may be counted as CERPs. All IABLE courses both live and enduring are awarded continuing education credits. Each CME credit could be counted as one CERP. There is no limit to the number of CMEs that can be counted as CERPs.
IABLE has been accepted by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) as a CERP Provider for the listed Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) programme. Determination of CERPs eligibility or CERPs Provider status does not imply IBLCE®’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS®, IBLCE®, INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT®, and IBCLC® are registered marks of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
Nursing Credits: All state boards for nursing licensure approve of educational offerings that are approved by the American Nursing Credentialling Center (ANCC)
According to ANCC Certification, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meet the requirement of formally approved continuing education hours and may be used as such for ANCC Certification renewal. https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/
Author Biography
Anne Eglash MD, IBCLC, FABM, is a clinical professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. In addition to family medicine, she has been practicing breastfeeding medicine since 1994.
Dr. Eglash is a cofounder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, the Medical Director and cofounder of the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, and the Medical Director of the University of Wisconsin Breastfeeding Medicine Clinic. She has published many peer- reviewed articles on breastfeeding medicine, has been the lead author on several Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocols, and has been an associate editor for Breastfeeding Medicine Journal.
She co-hosts and produces a free bimonthly breastfeeding medicine podcast series, called The Breastfeeding Medicine Podcast.
Dr. Eglash is founder and president of The Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education (IABLE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of breastfeeding-knowledgeable medical systems and communities.
Conflicts of Interest
None
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