Breastfeeding News, Publications and Press
Recent news
CHOP lactation expert leads international conference
January 2013 — CHOP Lactation Program Director Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, is leading the International Conference on Breastfeeding Sick Babies Jan. 22-24 in Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day conference features seminars on philosophical and practical how-to's about milk management, pumping milk for sick babies, and the use of donor milk, among many other topics. The conference is available for CE credit by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE). To learn more, see Breastfeeding Sick Babies conference.
Recent publications
Breastfeeding infants with omphalocele
December 2012 — CHOP Lactation Program Director Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, co-authored an article, "Breastfeeding success in infants with giant omphalocele," that appeared in the December issue of Advances in Neonatal Care. Because infants born with a giant omphalocele often require multiple surgeries that require a lengthy hospital stay, Spatz and her colleague presented evidence that with extensive lactation support mothers can maintain their milk supply and successfully transition to breastfeeding when the infant is healthy enough to do so. For more information, read the journal abstract.
Using donor milk to feed vulnerable infants
October 2012 — Two breastfeeding experts at CHOP co-authored the article, "Making the case for using donor human milk in vulnerable infants," which appeared in the October issue of Advances in Neonatal Care. Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, and Taryn M. Edwards, BSN, RN-BC, detail how vulnerable infants are at increased risk for feeding intolerance because of immaturity or dysfunction of the gastrointestinal system, and how human milk decreases the incidence of feeding intolerance. The authors make the case for establishing a donor milk program within every institution to allow all vulnerable infants to receive a diet of human milk exclusively. Read the abstract.
Recent press coverage
- Breast milk donations a gift of life to preemies (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 18, 2012)
- Some moms who can't nurse bank on breast milk sharing (Courier Post, Aug. 13, 2012)
- Advice for new moms on making breastfeeding work (Parade magazine, Aug. 1, 2012)
- Booby traps series: how to beat the booby traps in the NICU. An interview with Diane Spatz. (Best for Babes, June 7, 2012)
- Breastfeeding's big benefits for at-risk babies (Newswise, April 29, 2011)
- Nursing prof helps launch national breastfeeding ‘Call to Action’ (Penn Current, March 3, 2011)
- Breastfeeding benefits even sickest baby (UPI, Oct. 29, 2010)
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Reviewed by: Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Date: January 2013
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