Case 1.

Learning objectives  

1. Obtain a focused history relevant to the presenting concerns (eg. medical, surgical, family, social, pregnancy, peripartum, breastfeeding)
2. Obtain a focused medical history of a neonate whose mother has delayed lactogenesis II
3. Perform a focused breast examination for a lactating patient presenting with breast engorgement (Note: the standardized patient will be wearing a realistic breast model)
4. Teach a lactating patient appropriate breast massage techniques to resolve breast engorgement
5. Teach a lactating patient how to hand express her breast milk
6. Communicate a management plan to lactating patient with breast engorgement caused by lactogenesis II

Topics: clinical lactation, pediatrics, breast pump use, out-patient setting, telehealth, urgent and emergency care

Case 2.

Learning objectives  

1. Obtain a pregnancy, peripartum, and breastfeeding history of a lactating patient presenting with bloody nipple discharge
2. Obtain a focused medical history of a neonate whose mother has bloody nipple discharge
3. Perform a breast assessment
4. Instruct the patient to elicit discharge from the nipple
5. Create a management plan based on the history and physical assessment
6. Communicate the management plan to the patient

Topics: clinical lactation, breast surgery, exclusive pumping, out-patient setting, telehealth

Case 3. 

Learning objectives  

1. Obtain a pregnancy, peripartum, and breastfeeding history from the patient
2. Obtain the infant’s medical history from the patient
3. Communicate the potential negative health consequences of breast milk oversupply to the patient
4. Communicate a concise management strategy for breast milk oversupply
5. Screen the patient for clinical signs of maternal perinatal mood and anxiety disorder
6. Provide recommendations for a breastfeeding patient with perinatal mood and anxiety disorder

Topics: clinical lactation, maternal mental health, breast pump use, NICU, out-patient setting, telehealth

Case 4. 

Learning objectives  

1. Counsel the new mother regarding expectations of breast milk provision to a NICU baby
2. Teach a breastfeeding mother how to hand express colostrum
3. Teach a breastfeeding mother how to use  a double-electric, hospital-grade breast pump and a wearable breast pump
4. Teach a breastfeeding mother “hands-on” pumping techniques
5. Identify and propose solutions for breast pump-induced trauma to the nipple-areolar complex
6. Teach a breastfeeding mother how to store expressed breast milk

Topics: clinical lactation, pediatrics, exclusive pumping, hospital-based care, NICU

Case 5. 

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objectives for Scenario 1 (First 15 minutes)

1. List the neonatal and maternal health complications associated with suboptimal breastfeeding.
2. Explain how much it costs to train hospital staff in clinical lactation.
3. Elaborate how hospital staff training in clinical lactation will improve patient safety and care.
4. Describe what the return on investment for the hospital would be if hospital staff were trained in clinical lactation

Learning Objectives for Scenario 2 (Last 15 minutes)

1. Describe federal laws and regulations that employers must follow when a lactating mother returns to work.
2. List why employee lactation support would affect employee satisfaction and employee turnover.
3. Outline how to implement accessible lactation spaces throughout the hospital for hospital staff use.
4. Explain why supporting hospital staff with their lactation needs will translate to better patient care.

Topics: clinical lactation, hospital-based care, public health and policy