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This PATH & Newborn Toolkit joint webinar will discuss breastmilk feeding support, WHO Global human milk banking standards, and specialised lactation support. Ayebaale Gorret, Ugandan breastfeeding specialist, and Esther Nandete, a preemie parent, will discuss how lactation support positively impacted their motherhood journeys.

 

Agenda

  • Introduction -Dr. Emily Njuguna – Africa Lead for Maternal and Newborn Health at PATH​
  • Lactation support counselling and parent perspective – Ayebaale Gorret and Esther Nandete –Ayebaale Gorret -Breastfeeding Specialist in Mbale Neonatal Unit (Uganda) and Esther Nandete – preterm mother
  • Evidence overview of breastmilk feeding for vulnerable newborn –Dr Elise van Rooyan – extra-ordinary member of the Department of Paediatrics, Kalafong Hospital.
  • WHO Global Human Milk Banking Standards (work in progress) –Kimberly Mansen – Maternal and Newborn Nutrition Advisor with PATH’s Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition Program
  • Curriculum on specialised lactation support –Patrick Too – Specialised neonatal nurse – Kenyatta national hospital
  • Q&A –Kiersten Israel- Ballad – Team Lead for PATH’s Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development program
  • Closing remarks –Kiersten Israel- Ballad – PATH