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 reviews contemporary options for birth control, as well as the current medical guidelines on contraceptive options during lactation, set by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control. Evidence for the hormonal effects on lactation is discussed. The lecture ends with a focus on shared decision making and equity regarding contraception during lactation.
Objectives
- Identify the safest forms of birth control during lactation
- Define the lactation amenorrhea method
- Review the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for immediate postpartum contraception during lactation
- Recognize the existence of bias and health equity regarding contraception and race/ethnicity
- Discuss key points in optimizing shared decision-making between healthcare providers and patients regarding contraception
Topic Outline
- Forms of contraception, and those having the least impact on lactation
- The lactation amenorrhea method
- The effect of hormonal birth control on lactation
- The CDC and WHO medical eligibility criteria for contraception during lactation
- Studies that demonstrate the effect of hormonal contraception on lactation
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s recommendations on contraceptive choices during lactation
- Issues regarding equity when implementing postpartum long-acting reversible contraception
Accreditation
CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed Contraception During Lactation and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CERPs: This recorded course has been allocated 1 (L) Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) by IBLCE. CERPs approval # CLT117-04.
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/
Speaker
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