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SUPPLEMENTAL CONVERSATION GUIDE – Key Messages for Health Care Professionals to use in Promoting and Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding

It is important to make a commitment to ensure that breastfeeding support is consistently available for every mom and baby, every step of the way: prenatal, labor and delivery, NICU, and postpartum.

This document was offered as part of the training event, SUCCESSES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH: Tools and Techniques to Support Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding, held August 2016 at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The training was a collaborative event hosted by: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Region V Adolescent Health Network; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s sub-programs, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago’s Children and Strengthening Chicago’s Youth; EverThrive Illinois; HealthConnect One; Heartland Human Care Services, Inc.|Heartland Alliance; Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health; Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Regional Operations – Region V. Subject matter experts, including adolescent medicine physicians, OBGYN’s, nurses, lactation consultants, school-based health center administrators and health professionals, researchers, public health professionals, youth development specialists, and pregnant and parenting youth.

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People – Welcome and Opening Remarks Resources

“Successes in Adolescent Health: Tools and Techniques to Support Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding” was an education and training event held in August 2016 to serve pregnant and parenting young people.

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding – Follow-up Questions and Presenter Responses

This document contains a list of audience follow-up questions along with summaries of presenter responses. Examples of topics addressed include strategies to involve a pregnant or parenting adolescents’ mother in breastfeeding discussions, helping young moms feel empowered to breastfeed despite unsupportive family members, and enabling adolescents to make informed decisions about breastfeeding according to what they believe is best for them

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding – Guide

A guide to understanding what influences the decision to breastfeed, common barriers, and successful approaches to overcoming those barriers.

The Guide was developed as a follow-up from the training event, SUCCESSES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH: Tools and Techniques to Support Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding, held August 2016 at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The training was a collaborative event hosted by: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Region V Adolescent Health Network; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s sub-programs, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago’s Children and Strengthening Chicago’s Youth; EverThrive Illinois; HealthConnect One; Heartland Human Care Services, Inc.|Heartland Alliance; Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health; Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Regional Operations – Region V. Subject matter experts, including adolescent medicine physicians, OBGYN’s, nurses, lactation consultants, school-based health center administrators and health professionals, researchers, public health professionals, youth development specialists, and pregnant and parenting youth contributed to the development of this Guide.

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding-Agenda Packet

View the agenda to learn more about this event, including topics addressed, presenter biographies, and information about the host organizations. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force breastfeeding counseling recommendation, as well as coverage requirements for breastfeeding support and counseling under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, are also included.

Supporting Teens and Their Babies with Breastfeeding-Hands On

Aimee Crow, MD, pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at NorthShore University HealthSystem and Erie Family Health describes tips for working with pregnant and parenting young people through pregnancy, labor and delivery at the hospital, and in postpartum visits, including sample language to use to support them in breastfeeding.

Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_adolescents.htm

Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable

Healthy fundraising guide from the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Teaching Children to Walk Safely as They Grow and Develop: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/program-tools/education-teaching-children-walk-safely-they-grow-and-develop

This guide provides age-appropriate safe walking skills development activities for parents and caregivers.

Team Nutrition

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/childcare.html

The USDA’s website for early childhood nutrition includes information, tips, and other resources supporting the Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines.