Courses

Breastfeeding: Considerations for the Premature Infant

Program Date: 30 January 2025

Publication Date: 24 February 2025

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.25 CE; Dietitian 1.25 CPEU

Course Description

In this course, Michelle L. Arrizola, MBA, RN, BSN, IBCLC, and Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD, will describe the benefits of breastfeeding for the infant and gestational parent; review the composition of human milk; discuss how to support lactation in the NICU; and summarize nutrition and fortification recommendations for preterm infants.

Course Objectives
  • Describe the benefits of breastfeeding for the infant and gestational parent.
  • Review the composition of human milk.
  • Discuss how to support lactation in the NICU.
  • Summarize nutrition and fortification recommendations for preterm infants.

Performance Indicators: 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 8.1.5

Activity Code: 184097

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD

Neonatal Dietitian
MetroHealth Medical Center
Adjunct Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA

Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD, is a Neonatal Dietitian in the Department of Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Stephanie is also a doctoral candidate at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s (CWRU SOM) Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Her research focuses on early life nutrition interventions and their relationship with growth and body composition outcomes in premature infants. Stephanie is also an Adjunct Instructor at CWRU SOM’s Department of Nutrition, where she teaches a graduate-level course on human lactation. Stephanie is an editor of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition 3rd Edition, published in July 2022, and a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.

Michelle L Arrizola, MBA, RN, BSN, IBCLC

President and Chief Financial Officer
MomsterMilk, LLC
Chicago, IL, USA

Michelle L Arrizola, MBA, RN, BSN, IBCLC, is President; CEO at MomsterMilk, LLCTM. A visionary leader with a passion for education and excellence who effectively cultivates and maintains relationships to optimize outcomes for the benefit of all stakeholders – mothers, families and healthcare leaders. Michelle’s humor, passion and expertise complement her many roles – coach, educator, and speaker.

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Category
CE CPEU Neonatal Breastfeeding

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.