Main Conference Program

Friday, 13 May 2022 – Die Glocke

08:00 Registration – Die Glocke
09.00 Introduction ELACTA and BDL Presidents

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – BONDING

09.30 Sonja Liggett-Igelmund, GERMANY
How to reinvent a postnatal ward with skin-to-skin-contact 0,75 L

Since 2016 I worked as midwife in a postnatal ward. In this time my colleagues and I have developed a strategy to allow everything that is needed for a good start into breastfeeding, bonding between parents and babies and wellbeing of the mother in terms of recovery after birth. We combined our experience of 20 years of housevisits, the knowledge off the SAFE-Mentors and the experience of the nurses. Close

10.15 Thomas Harms, GERMANY
Emotional first aid for parents and excessive crying babies after perinatal traumatization 0,75 R

Content

We will discuss how Emotional First Aid after birth can support Parents and excessive crying Babys to overcome regulatory and relational disorders after perinatal traumatizations. Video Examples will demonstrate how bodypsychotherapeutic Crisisintervention can help to create strenghtening cycles within the early Relationship after Birth. Close

11.00 Break

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – SUPPORT AND EDUCATION

11.30 Loredana Gafu, ROMANIA
Postpartum depression and breastfeeding 0,75 L

Content

The presentation aims to shed some light on what peripartum disorders are, and their relationship with breastfeeding. Clinical case of women with symptoms of depression while struggling with breastfeeding their children will be presented. The role of the IBCLC proves central in the management of these cases in which the personal value of breastfeeding was a recurring theme. Close

12.15 Mary Nolan, UNITED KINGDOM
More than ‘mother’s little helper’: the importance of including fathers in parental breastfeeding education 0,75 L

Content

This lecture will argue that engaging fathers and partners in breastfeeding education is a key aspect of achieving gender equity and improving mothers’ and babies’ health. Providing men with information and the opportunity to explore their feelings around infant feeding, and to share what they have heard from friends, family and colleagues, is an important strategy for reducing the burden of pregnancy planning and early parenting on women. Close

13.00 Lunch

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – WHEN FEEDING AT THE BREAST IS A CHALLENGE

14.00 Ulrike Giebel, GERMANY
Breastfeeding with cleft lip and palate 0,75 L

Content

Cleft lip and palate can have a significant impact on an infant's ability to breastfeed and suck. This, together with little time and insecurities on the part of the medical staff, the exclusive use of bottle feeding, can hinder the start of a normal breastfeeding relationship, even after the surgical correction. This lecture brings you alternative breastfeeding variants that make it possible to achieve a normal breastfeeding relationship after the operation. Close

14.45 Zainab Yate, UNITED KINGDOM (ONLINE)
Help! Breastfeeding Makes Me Feel Bad, Mad or Sad. 0,75 L

Content

Breastfeeding can trigger negative emotions and intrusive thoughts, these can include the phenomenon of breastfeeding/nursing aversion, or having the medical condition of Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex. Understanding the nuances and variations in all these conditions and symptoms can lead to better referral, intervention and treatment for those struggling with negative emotions associated with breastfeeding. Close

15.30 Break

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – PREMATURE BABIES

16.00 Ragnhild Måstrup, DENMARK
Nipple shield use in premature babies 0,75 L

Content

Newer evidence suggest that nipple shield use in preterm infants is negative to the establishment of exclusive direct breastfeeding, and that there is no justifiable reason for nipple shield use except for “breast too engorged”. Close

17.00 General Assembly ELACTA
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19.30 Closing of the day

General Assembly information

20.00 SCIENCE DINNER at Ratskeller, Bremen

Saturday, 14 May 2022 – Die Glocke

08:00 Registration – Die Glocke

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – MILK ISSUES

09.00 Rolinde Demeyer, BELGIUM
Cow milk protein allergy, diagnosis and treatment 0,75 L

Content

Cow milk protein allergy is one of the most common food allergies in young children, diagnosed in 1/200 breastfed infants. Both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis can have negative implications for mother and child, underlining the importance of a correct diagnosis. The management of a cow milk protein allergy does not only focus on exclusion of cow milk proteins, but also on practical advice on adaption of family meals and nutritional adequacy. Close

09.45 Irena Zakarija-Grkovic, CROATIA
Treatments for breast engorgement during lactation: a Cochrane Systematic Review 0,75 L

Content

In this talk we'll explore the effectiveness and safety of different treatments for breast engorgement in breastfeeding women, based on the findings of the updated Cochrane Systematic Review 'Treatments for breast engorgement during lactation'. A range of interventions will be examined, including cabbage leaves, hot/cold compresses, massage, acupuncture, ultrasound, acupressure, scraping therapy and medical treatments. Close

10.30 Lucy Ruddle, UNITED KINGDOM
Relactation 0,75 L

Content

Relactation can be a powerful tool for improving maternal confidence and healing from the grief of a breastfeeding journey not going to plan. In this talk we will explore a holistic approach to supporting families with Relactation from this perspective. Close

11.15 Break

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – SUPPORT

11.45 Lucy Ruddle, UNITED KINGDOM
Supporting Neuro-divergent Parents 0,75 L

Content

Neurodivergence can make breastfeeding more challenging for parents who live this experience of the world. We will explore what that can look like and how parents may prefer to be supported. Close

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – POSTER

12.30 General Poster Session, 0,5L

13.00 Lunch

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – ETHICS

14:00 Marlies Eggermont, BELGIUM (ONLINE)
GDPR in the lactation consultant practice 0,75 E

Content

Which are the rights of the patient, involving the GDPR? What are the obligations of the healthcare worker concerning privacy? Close

14:45 Juanita Jauer Steichen, FRANCE
Understanding and respecting the CODE as an IBCLC in 2022 – Negotiating the pitfalls 0,75 E

Content

Every year, IBCLCs face new challenges to understand and respect the Code. This session will look at the obligations of IBCLCs under the Code, from Covid restrictions to conflicts of interest. Close

15:30 Break

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS PRACTICE – PREMATURE BABIES

16.00 Matthias Jahn, GERMANY
The value of human milk in preterm infant nutrition 0,75 L

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16.45 Bodo Melnik, GERMANY
Milk exosomal microRNAs in the prevention and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis 0,75 L

Content

Human milk provides multiple biological components for metabolic and immunological programming of the infant. Milk exosomes (MEX) and their microRNA promote intestinal maturation, improve barrier function and suppress inflammation and are thus of critical importance for the prevention and treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis. Milk´s epigenetic program is only transmitted by breastfeeding or by human donor milk but is absent in infant formula, an insufficient substitute for breastfeeding. Close

17.30 Poster and communication winner announcement

Closing remarks

17:45 End of conference

Conference Venues Address:
Die Glocke: Domsheide 6-8, 28195 Bremen

How to arrive to the venues

The program may be subject to changes due to unforseen situations