Incident Report

Just getting infants and toddlers fed seems harder than ever given formula shortages and lack of support for moms. Lactation consultant and educator Mirine Richey, MPH, IBCLC helps us unwind all the knots. Learn more about her work at Florida State. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/formula-crisis/ Topics & Timecodes: 0:00 Intro, the role of the lactation consultant 05:25 Infant nutrition, diversity among lactation specialists, physical breastfeeding vs. feeding breastmilk 08:17 Social determinants, challenges for low socioeconomic and the highly educated, maternal advantages & benefits of breastfeeding 14:50 Infant advantages & benefits of breastfeeding 19:34 Breastmilk vs. formula cost (both monetary and social) 23:11 Debriefing past trauma & why it's often uncomfortable to talk about breastfeeding, more neonatal benefits 27:53 Composition of human milk, immune properties, HIV considerations, positioning for bottle feeding 31:39 Tongue-tied babies, breast-shaped bottles, maternal mental health & the effect of st