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November 1, 2023

Supporting Breastfed Children in Child Care Settings

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is offering professional development credits for child care providers who complete the Breastfeeding Evaluation.

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The 1.5-hour recorded webinar discusses breast milk storage and handling, provides practice guidance on paced-bottle feeding, and offers resources needed to promote breastfeeding in early education and child care settings.

At the conclusion of the webinar participants will be able to:

  • Identify reasons to support chest/breastfeeding

  • Explain the safe handling and storage procedures for human milk

  • Describe the rationale and practice for paced bottle feeding

  • Explain the benefits of the program when chest/breastfeeding is supported

  • Describe and apply supportive policies for chest/breastfeeding

Listen to the recording and download the evaluation form. The password is “Ecels”. Completed evaluation forms should be emailed to ecels@paaap.org or faxed to 484-446-3255. The webinar will be free until December 31, 2023.

Image: Two early childhood professionals sit across from each other in a room, both holding babies in their laps.