22 St James Park W
Los Angeles
CA 90007
Description
On April 19, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST, BreastfeedLA presents Lactation Lab with Maya Bolman: Mammary Massage & More!, a hybrid event featuring Maya Bolman, RN, BA, BSN, IBCLC. During this session, Ms. Bolman will introduce clinical skills such as Therapeutic Breast Massage, Hand Expression, Breast Gymnastics, Reverse Pressure Softening, and Soft Stretching Techniques that are essential for every lactation consultant, as well as other healthcare professionals. Teaching these manual techniques to parents will support and empower them to deal with the pain and discomfort of engorgement, plugged ducts, and mastitis. They will also be useful in managing oversupply or working on increasing milk production.
Due to the hands-on practice with live, lactating clients at this event, the in-person portion is ONLY for those whose scope of practice allows them to provide hands-on clinical lactation support, such as clinical students, CLCs, IBCLCs, and Licensed Health Care Providers.
Tickets for this live event will be offered for both in-person and virtual attendance! Due to limited capacity, only 60 in-person tickets are available! Grab your spot before it sells out!
The in-person event will take place at the Donahue Center, on the campus of Mount Saint Mary’s University, at 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Refunds will not be given if you are unable to attend in person; however, you will still have the option to join us virtually.
If you have been ill within the last 5 days, we respectfully ask you to attend virtually. Masks are strongly encouraged. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test in the last 24 hours is required to enter.
You can also register for the recorded version that will be offered within two weeks after the in-person event. This recording will only be available for THREE MONTHS after the event.
Participants will be awarded 4.25 L-CERPS & 5 Contact Hours.
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
- Review the birth and lactation practices used by different cultures to help resolving acute breast pain. Identify traditional postpartum support networks in diverse cultures.
- Discuss current research findings on the role of manual techniques in managing maternal acute breast pain (e.g., engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis) as well as managing milk supply (low or over).
- Discuss conditions associated with breast swelling and inflammation such as engorgement, plugged ducts, mastitis and oversupply.
- Learn how hand expression can help to increase milk production
- Demonstrate manual techniques for treatment of plugged ducts, mastitis and oversupply.
- Explain how to teach these techniques to breast/chest feeding parents.