Breastfeeding is Movement
This course will focus on the physical therapy professional’s role in helping families achieve breastfeeding success, and how to collaborate with lactation consultants in their local communities.
This was a wonderful and insightful class! It was so great being able to connect some dots between family goals for feeding and how I as a physical therapist might help educate families on more targeted movement interventions that make a differenc...
Read MoreThis was a wonderful and insightful class! It was so great being able to connect some dots between family goals for feeding and how I as a physical therapist might help educate families on more targeted movement interventions that make a difference for breastfeeding outcomes. Highly recommend this course for any PT working with infants!
Read LessDesigned for Physical Therapists desiring to expand their lactation expertise and collaboration
Breastfeeding is Movement Course
Breastfeeding is Movement Course Quiz
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding as a foundation for wellness and prevention. Many infants experience difficulties initiating and maintaining breastfeeding due to factors that a physical therapist is well suited to address including breastfeeding dysfunction associated with plagiocephaly, torticollis, ankyloglossia, and other neurodevelopmental impairments. Physical therapists have a unique understanding of musculoskeletal and neuromotor development that can be used to enhance this first movement milestone. This session will focus on the physical therapy professional’s role in helping families achieve breastfeeding success and how to collaborate with lactation consultants in their local communities. Explanation of the physiology and biomechanics of breastfeeding, and how physical therapists can identify and treat impairments that impede the movement needed for this process will be provided.
Identify breastfeeding as a movement milestone and at least 3 reflexive, active and postural components necessary for functional breastfeeding/chestfeeding
Discuss neuromotor deficits that can interfere with breastfeeding and interventions that can improve the movement needed to breastfeed
Recognize the physical therapy professional’s role in facilitating breastfeeding function
Identify levels of lactation care and how to reciprocally collaborate within the maternal and infant healthcare team