Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA

Dr Kathy Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women’s health. Dr Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the APA’s Publications and Communications Board. Dr Kendall-Tackett specializes in women’s-health research including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology, and has won many awards for her work including the 2017 President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association’s Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 460 articles or chapters and is author or editor of 38 books.

Burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury in members of the perinatal health team

Working in perinatal care can be deeply rewarding. It can also lead to job-related burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and moral injury. Secondary traumatic stress (compassion fatigue), or moral injury, can occur when witnessing traumatic events in the workplace. This can occur when witnessing infant death or traumatic births, or when there is too much work, or work that doesn’t seem to make a difference, and little institutional support. Unfortunately, this is remarkably common among caregivers for perinatal women. Burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury can lead to physical and mental health sequelae for care providers and have a negative effect on the care they provider. Self-care is essential for being able to provide care to others. In this presentation, participants will learn about the causes and consequences of burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury. Fortunately, there is hope for recovery. Participants will learn some specific strategies for integrating self-care into their care for others.

Stephanie Hutchinson, MBA, BS, IBCLC

Stephanie Hutchinson began her journey into lactation after the birth of her first child, Chloe. She quickly realized there were no avenues of lactation support in her area and unfortunately did not reach her goals. With her second child, Jaycee, she was determined to surpass her goals and took to educating herself. After the birth of Jaycee, Stephanie was asked to apply to become a breastfeeding peer helper at her local WIC office, the first in the county. Through her time as a breastfeeding peer supporter, Stephanie also took LEC’s Certified Lactation Specialist course and became a CLS. She went on to obtain her CLC and then IBCLC. Education wise, Stephanie has a diverse background with her undergraduate studies in Communications and Leadership, with emphasis on Maternal Child Health: Lactation Consulting. In 2016, Stephanie founded the Appalachian Breastfeeding Network, a nonprofit organization comprising of 13 states in Appalachia. It was through this venture that she sought higher learning in business. Stephanie graduated with her MBA in 2019.

Stephanie is the awardee of several awards namely Ohio Lactation Consultant Association’s Outstanding Peer Helper, Ohio Lactation Consultant Association’s Outstanding Innovation as a Cultural Change Agent, United States Lactation Consultant Association’s Terry Jo Curtis award and the United States Breastfeeding Committee’s Emerging Leader.

She currently brings a voice to Appalachia and the specific barriers to breastfeeding and access to care in rural healthcare by presenting at national and international conferences, researching with University of North Carolina, and co-authoring an Appalachian birth folklore book.

Thinking outside the box: how to incorporate trauma informed care in lactation practice

“On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men” (NCADV, 2018). Trauma happens to those who are well-to-do and to those who are homeless. It happens to parents we see every day – and many times we have no idea it is going on. Trauma, unfortunately, is embedded into many of our daily lives. Everyone seemingly experiences some form of trauma throughout their lives. Unfortunately, this is occurring at exponential rates in people of childbearing age. Therefore, lactation professionals must incorporate trauma informed care (TIC) into their practices. This 60 minute session will dive in deep into what trauma informed care is, how to incorporate TIC into your practice, and an overview of trauma, birth trauma, and violent situations within a family structure as well as the medical structure. Attendees will be able to implement TIC into their practices with a better understanding of why it is important and what triggers may be present during a consultation.

Giyawati Yulilania Okinarum, MKeb (MMid)

Giyawati Yulilania Okinarum is Lecturer of Midwifery and Researcher in the Department of Midwifery Profession Education at Respati University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. With a background in Midwifery science, she gained her MKeb (equal to MMid) in 2017, exploring the importance of nutrition for children. Since then her research has continued to examine influences on breastfeeding to prevent stunted child, consequences of psychological stress in lactating mothers, figure out the local food in to increase breast milk, up to mentality health for nursing mothers. She is an award-winning Indonesian researcher, the founder of “Ruang Sehati” community to create the health generation, and also a member of Gender Equity Hub of Women in Global Health (WGH)-United States.

The pattern of breastfeeding frequency, psychological stress and nutritional status to increase breastmilk volume and serum prolactin levels

Failure of exclusive breastfeeding contributes to infant mortality and morbidity. Lack of milk supply causes the failure of exclusive breastfeeding. Some factors that influence milk supply are the frequency of breastfeeding, nutritional status, and psychological stress. These three things determine the quality of breastfeeding. High numbers of primipara or new mothers in Indonesian culture are experiencing physical and psychic difficulties with breastfeeding. This topic explores the patterns of breastfeeding to improve milk supply.

Molly Carrigg, RNC-MNN, IBCLC

Molly Carrigg is a certified registered nurse and practicing IBCLC with professional experience in both OB and maternal newborn nursing. Molly is passionate about educating both fellow RNs and new mothers about breastfeeding following IBCLC standards while meeting the unique needs of the millennial mother. Molly lives in Cleveland Ohio and is pursuing her MSN in Midwifery at Frontier Nursing University.

Google Breastfeeding: Utilizing the humanistic learning theory and relationship-based care theory as a foundation for lactation support of the millennial mother

This is a presentation that explores the unique characteristics and effective educational methods for the millennial breastfeeding mother. This presentation will explore how the humanistic learning theory and relationship-based care theory are effective approaches to early breastfeeding support and success. It also addresses the millennial lactation consultants’ obstacles and opportunities as newer members of the profession.