Medela's Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium 2023 – European Edition

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BAAR, Switzerland, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invitation to Medela's Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium 2023 – European Edition
Together for a new approach in lactation support in the neonatal unit

We are pleased to invite you to Medela's European Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium 2023 on June 23, 2023 via live streaming.

Mothers of vulnerable and premature infants in Europe continue to face barriers to successful breastfeeding. By hosting this symposium, we aim to convene the experts in the fields of breastfeeding and lactation to share the latest scientific evidence on human milk and lactation and provide tools to enhance the quality of lactation care and infant feeding in European neonatal units.

Event details:

• Medela's Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium 2023 – European Edition: Together for a New Approach in Lactation Support in the Neonatal Unit
• Date: June 23, 2023
• Time: 12:30 – 18:00 (CET)
• Format: Live-Streaming, online
• Costs: Participation is free of charge
• Language: English; Live-audio interpretation in French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Details about the event, speakers, agenda, and abstracts: https://www.medela.com/europe-symposium
  
  

Speaker and agenda highlights:

• Prof. Lars Bode (USA): Lactation as a biological system: Dynamics of human milk composition
• Prof. Donna Geddes (AUS): Lactation as a biological system: The importance of dose
• Prof. Diane Spatz (USA): A call to action: Improving human milk & breastfeeding outcomes by prioritizing effective initiation of lactation
• Dr. Rebecca Hoban (CAN): Initiation of lactation: Prophylactic lactation support as Standard of Care for mothers of NICU infants
• Dr. Sarah Bates (UK): Spotlight: Improving survival & outcomes for preterm infants through optimizing early Maternal Breast Milk - a national Quality Improvement toolkit from BAPM
• Prof. Neena Modi (UK): Perspectives: Prioritizing own mother´s milk in the neonatal unit - need for standardized metrics that capture lactation and infant feeding

After each session, interactive panels allow attendees to engage with speakers and ask questions.

We are happy to coordinate interviews with any of the speakers listed between June 12 and July 7, with an embargo through June 23, 2023 – please indicate your interview requests via: media.inquiries@medela.com by June 9, 2023.

Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of questions via media.inquiries@medela.com.We look forward to your participation.

Best regards,

Medela Media Office

About Medela
Through advancing research, observing natural behavior and listening to our customers, Medela turns science into care while nurturing health for generations. Medela supports millions of moms, babies, patients and healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries all over the world. As the healthcare choice for more than 6 million hospitals and homes across the globe, Medela provides leading research-based breast milk feeding and baby products, healthcare solutions for hospitals, and clinical education. Medela is dedicated to building better health outcomes, simplifying and improving life, and developing breakthroughs that help moms, babies and patients live their life to the fullest. For more information, visit www.medela.com.

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