New Mexico

The New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force Presents

At the conclusion of this conference, the participant will be able to:

• Identify policies/procedures that impact breastfeeding initiation and duration rates.
• List the contraindications to breastfeeding.
• Identify maternal and infant risk factors that can impact breastfeeding.
• Implement five supportive hospital maternity practices that significantly extend breastfeeding duration
among mothers of healthy, term infants, regardless of socioeconomic status.

Speaking:
Nils Bergman, MPH, MD, PhD is a world renowned physician, has a Masters Degree in Public Health and a PhD in clinical Pharmacology. He developed and researched the concept of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for premature infants. This concept dramatically changed the paradigm for neonatal care and improved the survival of premature infants. He currently is Lecturer and Research Associate in the Department of Human Biology, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town in South Africa.