Module Tag: BFE-4

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  Dietitians of Canada, Canadian Pediatric Society, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, Community Health Nurses of Canada. Promoting optimal monitoring of child growth in Canada: using the new WHO growth charts [collaborative statement on the Internet]. 2010. WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. […]

In this lesson, you will learn to: Identify key considerations for breastfeeding multiples. Introduction A little over 3% of births in Alberta are multiples – twins, triplets, or more.94 Breastfeeding more than one newborn can be challenging for parents and can be even more challenging depending on the medical status of the parent and infants […]

In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize how birth complications and temporary illness may affect breastfeeding. Identify appropriate strategies to support breastfeeding dyads experiencing birth complications and temporary illness. Introduction Click on the topic 1 below to start. << Back Next >>

Recognize anatomical variations in infants and how breastfeeding might be impacted. Identify appropriate management strategies and interventions to support breastfeeding in infants with anatomical variations. << Back Next >>

Recognize common health concerns for healthy term infants and how breastfeeding may be impacted. Identify appropriate breastfeeding strategies to prevent and support management of common health concerns for breastfed infants. Click on the topic 1 below to start. << Back Next >>

For an infant to successfully breastfeed, they need to coordinate the suck-swallow-breathe process.7 There are many factors that can impact an infant’s ability to feed effectively, and these factors can be categorized as neurological, cardio-respiratory, gastrointestinal and oral-motor.   Examples of factors that impact effective breastfeeding include:17,38 Neurological: birth injury affecting nerves or causing pain, […]

In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize common infant feeding behaviours that may affect breastfeeding successand thedifferent factors that can influence infant behaviour. Identify appropriate strategies to supportparents when infant behaviours affect breastfeeding. Click on the topic 1 below to start. << Back Next >>

In this lesson, you will learn to: Be aware of AHS resources to support infant growth monitoring. Recognize suboptimal growth and identify breastfeeding strategies to address it. Introduction Click on the next button to proceed. << Back Next >>

Introduction “I’m worried my baby is not getting enough milk.” As a health care provider (HCP), you may frequently hear this concern from breastfeeding parents. HCPs play an important role in assessing if milk transfer is adequate, providing reassurance if it is adequate, and offering strategies if it is not. The reasons for growth concerns […]