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Tuesday, 20 August 2019

Workshop @ KSHEMA

Celebrations to commemorate Breastfeeding Practices are held from 1st to 7th August, every year. The Department of Pediatrics, KSHEMA in association with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, DK Branch organized a Workshop on Lactation on 2nd August, 2019 followed by postnatal rounds with practical sessions on 3rd August 2019.

The program was conducted at Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital with course faculty from Isabel Hospital and Mothers & Infants Lactation and Breastfeeding Centre (MILC), Chennai, on both the days.

Dr Subramanian S, Pediatrician, Dr Meenakshi Jandhyala, Neonatologist, Ms Shyla, Lactation & Neonatal Nurse, MILCC and Dr Seema Pavaman, Assoc. Professor, Department of Pediatrics were the resource persons.

The welcome address was given by Dr Rathika Shenoy, Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, KSHEMA. Dr Dhrithiman Shetty briefed the audience on this year’s theme of empowering women to breastfeed at work. Lectures included basics of lactation, case-based discussion addressing various feeding problems and milk banking. Workstations included demonstrations on breast feeding positions, feeding in special situations and aids in breast feeding.

The event was attended by a total of 40 delegates which included doctors, nursing faculty, nursing students and nurses working in PICU and NICU. The workshop received a lot of appreciation from participants.

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