New Horizons in Lactation - 2020 (online)
Identifying Maternal Risk Factors, Disparities, and Barriers to Lactation
Thursday, October 22, 2020
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by The Breastfeeding Coalition of Snohomish County
With support from: Pregnancy Aid-WIC of Snohomish County, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, PEPS, Pacific Wellness & Lactation, and La Leche League of Washington
Schedule
9:00 - 9:15 WelcomeCatherine Fenner, Breastfeeding Coalition of Snohomish County |
9:15 - 10:45 Lactation Care in Vulnerable and Medically High-Risk Populations (90 min)Presenter: Rue Khosa, ARNP, FNP-BC, IBCLC Success of parents meeting their breastfeeding goals begins with good prenatal counselling and access to routine medical care. Disadvantaged populations have lower access to health information and prenatal classes. In addition, lack of access to routine medical care due to societal, employment and economic pressures put pregnant parents at higher risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid disease, PCOS, and endometriosis. She will discuss how these issues, other health history factors, and the effects of toxic stress affect prenatal and postpartum care. |
10:45 - 10:55 Break |
10:55 - 11:55 Panel Discussion Moderated by Rue Khosa (60 min)Panelists from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds will discuss how health disparities and economic access affect the care their patients receive from pre-conception through the postpartum period. Panelists: Faisa Farole LM, CPM, CLC; Davinah Simmons, MS and others to be named. |
11:55 - 12:00 Concluding RemarksWrap up, survey, CERP/CEU info |
Our Presenter
Rue Khosa
ARNP, FNP-BC, IBCLC
Rue Khosa, AKA The Boob Boss, is the owner/founder of The Perfect Push, a lactation and parenting wellness clinic in downtown Redmond. She is a board certified family nurse practitioner, lactation consultant and a childbirth educator.
Rue was born and raised Zimbabwe, where family plays a critical role in supporting expectant and new parents. This type of communal caring, called “kugarira”, helps families prepare for a new baby both emotionally and physically and guides them through the often challenging newborn period. Rue created The Perfect Push to bring that experience to Seattle.
Rue began her women’s health career as a labor and delivery nurse over 10 years ago, at Washington Hospital Centre in DC. She received her graduate degree from Georgetown University, and her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Prior to opening her private practice, Rue was a Teaching Associate in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Northwest University Buntain School of Nursing.
In July 2019, Rue was commissioned by the Mayor to the City of Redmond’s Human Services Commission. In February 2020, Rue was invited to join Washington State Hospital Association's Safe Delivery Roadmap Commission. She sits on their Birth Equity task force working on program development. She also sits on the board of No More Under, a 501c3 organization committed to drowning prevention and awareness.
In 2015, Rue established the Northwest FamilyFest (NWFF) - a fun, family-focused charity event that celebrates local businesses and community. The 4th Annual NWFF held on August 3rd in the Redmond Downtown Park was an overwhelming success raising over $3000 all of which was donated to local charities. In August 2019, anguished by the loss of her father and abominable healthcare disparities affecting women of color and immigrants here in the US Rue founded The Perfect Push Foundation. The Perfect Push Foundation (TPPF) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on empowering the underserved and at-risk to address maternal and fetal mortality in their communities here in the United States and around the world.
When she is not working to redefine the childbirth and parenting experience, Rue is a wife and mother of two boys (7 and 3).
Follow Rue on Instagram @rue_theboobboss
Our Panelists
Faisa Farole
Faisa Farole is a Licensed Midwife; the founder and director of Global Perinatal Services or GPS. GPS is a non-profit organization that provides doula services to low-income, refugee and immigrant families. Faisa is also a Certified Lactation Counselor. She was born in Somali. She now resides in Federal Way with her two boys and husband. Faisa believes that every woman should be able to access doula and lactation services should she desire them.
Davinah Simmons
Davinah Simmons is a Black full-spectrum doula, lactation educator, and facilitator based in Seattle, WA (unceded Coast Salish and Duwamish territory) with a background in counseling and development within Higher Education. As a birth worker, Davinah is passionate about the spiritual, physical, and sexual experience that begins when an individual encounters the new version of themself in the postpartum landscape. Davinah is also passionate about the liberation of her people, her ancestors, and herself through education + sacred activism.
Isabel Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez graduated from nursing school at Everett Community College in 2012, and obtained her BSN from Western Washington University in 2018. She is a member of Western Washington National Association of Hispanic Nurses (WW-NAHN). She works with Sea Mar CHC Maternity Support Services since 2012 serving low income pregnant women from different backgrounds. She enjoys working with her community and helping families in need because she was an immigrant needing help earlier in her life. She feels blessed to have the support of her parents, and brothers and sister. Understanding the struggles that her community faces helps her to grow in her career, and personal life. She enjoys learning from her clients, as well as sharing her knowledge with them. She believes every health care professional has the responsibility to empower their community members with knowledge so we can have a healthier community.
Location
The conference will be held entirely online this year.
Individual Zoom links will be sent to each attendee before the event.
Registration
Registration is open to breastfeeding supporters of all kinds: health care professionals, community support providers, and community members with an interest in supporting breastfeeding families.
The conference is free to attendees, thanks to the generous support of this year's sponsors.
We will be applying for CERPs and CEUs.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
