Healing for Feeding: Helping the Newborn Family After Traumatic Births

Many families report having difficult birth experiences. Babies need their whole body to feed, and may exhibit challenges feeding related to their in utero or birth experiences. This presentation introduces “feeding trauma” and the impact of birth trauma and birth interventions on lactation. It also presents the baby’s experience and the professional’s role in to help with feeding trauma that include approaches for the newborn family, therapy for the baby, and simple tools for professionals. This session of Perinatal Health Mondays takes place via Zoom. Registration is available on the event website.