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From Extraction to Stewardship: Rethinking Prenatal Colostrum Collection
- Speaker: Elizabeth Montez , ILC, IBCLC
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- Duration: 60 Mins
- Credits: 1 CERP, 1 Nursing CEU, 1 CME, 0.1 Midwifery CEU
Abstract:
Recent research and protocols have shown significant benefits to postnatal milk supply in people who practice hand expression in pregnancy and the early postpartum period. However, what is the cost of this practice to birthing people, and is there an approach during pregnancy that can support the physical and mental health of pregnant people while also cultivating a more abundant milk supply?
Elizabeth will connect case studies and research from an Indigenous lens to explore the way the current emphasis on prenatal colostrum collection mirrors destructive fracking, treating the body as an extractive resource rather than stewardship of a harmonious ecosystem. She will then explore how care providers can use a relationship-based ecological approach with clients and their bodies starting in pregnancy, as well as the benefits that providers and clients often experience from this approach. When lactation professionals can guide clients to be in good relationship with their body, we see the milk supply benefits of prenatal stimulation without the anxiety and pressure associated with prenatal colostrum collection.
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From Extraction to Stewardship: Rethinking Prenatal Colostrum Collection
Recent research and protocols have shown significant benefits to postnatal milk supply in people who practice hand expression in pregnancy and the early postpartum period. However, what is the cost of this practice to birthing people, and is there an approach during pregnancy that can support the physical and mental health of pregnant people while also cultivating a more abundant milk supply?
Elizabeth will connect case studies and research from an Indigenous lens to explore the way the current emphasis on prenatal colostrum collection mirrors destructive fracking, treating the body as an extractive resource rather than stewardship of a harmonious ecosystem. She will then explore how care providers can use a relationship-based ecological approach with clients and their bodies starting in pregnancy, as well as the benefits that providers and clients often experience from this approach. When lactation professionals can guide clients to be in good relationship with their body, we see the milk supply benefits of prenatal stimulation without the anxiety and pressure associated with prenatal colostrum collection.
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