Public Closing Keynote Presentation

Welcome to GOLD Lactation Online Conference 2025! We are excited to be offering our LIVE Keynote Presentation, "The Night Shift Effect: Navigating Breastfeeding After Nighttime Birth " by Kelly Durbin, M.Ed., IBCLC. Only participants registered for the full conference will be able to claim continuing education hours and can do so by logging into the Attendees Dashboard prior to watching the presentation. Click here to register for GOLD Lactation 2025, it only takes a few minutes!

The complimentary viewing of the presentation recording will be open to the public until June 10. Participants registered for the full conference will have until July 31 to view it via the Attendees Dashboard, and GOLD Annual Members have until August 21. A Certificate of Attendance will be available below for attendees of the Keynote presentation shortly after the second live session.

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Kelly Durbin, M.Ed., IBCLC Presentation: The Night Shift Effect: Navigating Breastfeeding After Nighttime Birth

Abstract: Breastfeeding is a robust system; however, lactation can be negatively impacted by multiple variables that occur around the time of birth. One variable of hospital birth that has the potential to impact breastfeeding is birth during the nighttime hours. While delivery in the overnight hours is totally normal for mammals, nighttime birth can inadvertently create challenges for breastfeeding initiation and continuation. Using the latest research, this lecture aims to shed light on the variables that are present during nighttime births in the hospital setting that can potentially interfere with breastfeeding initiation and lactation support. Through analysis of the current literature, this lecture examines breastfeeding obstacles that may arise from giving birth at night, including increased formula supplementation, increase in birth interventions that can negatively impact breastfeeding, delay in lactogenesis II, lack of support for breastfeeding on the night shift, and increased likelihood of NICU admission. Furthermore, this lecture will emphasize the importance of hospital policies that protect breastfeeding, such as the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. In addition, this lecture explores strategies known to enhance breastfeeding that parents can utilize during the overnight hours, with or without the assistance of high-level lactation support. Finally, this talk includes various strategies that lactation consultants can use to help remediate breastfeeding challenges resulting from nighttime birth.

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