Course Description
This journal club will focus on a Special Issue of Breastfeeding Medicine focused on Early, Unplanned Cessation of Lactation in Healthy and At-Risk Dyads and implications for midwifery practice.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss physiologic changes that occur during secretory activation
- Identify objective measures with potential to enhance lactation research and practice
- Recognize the importance of early referral for dyads at risk of lactation challenges
Speakers
Katie Kivlighan, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Speakers Bios
Katie T. Kivlighan, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM is an assistant professor and certified nurse midwife at The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing. Her translational research program focuses on evaluating human milk biomarkers of secretory activation and mammary epithelium permeability, as well as clinical, physiological and behavioral influences on lactation. She is actively involved in perinatal workforce development efforts in New Mexico and has ongoing collaborations with community-based perinatal organizations on these issues.
Since 2014, Dr. Kivlighan has practiced as a certified nurse midwife in the Department of OB/GYN, working with both rural and underserved populations. She teaches in the Nurse-Midwifery and PhD programs at the UNM College of Nursing. She is a Co-Director of the UNM Advanced Doula Traineeship, a program that provides doula workforce development and increases access to doula support for vulnerable families. Dr. Kivlighan earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Biobehavioral Health from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She earned a Post-Master's Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from UNM, a Master's of Science in the Clinical Nurse Leader Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore, and a Bachelor's Arts in Biology from the College of the Holy Cross.
Since 2014, Dr. Kivlighan has practiced as a certified nurse midwife in the Department of OB/GYN, working with both rural and underserved populations. She teaches in the Nurse-Midwifery and PhD programs at the UNM College of Nursing. She is a Co-Director of the UNM Advanced Doula Traineeship, a program that provides doula workforce development and increases access to doula support for vulnerable families. Dr. Kivlighan earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Biobehavioral Health from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She earned a Post-Master's Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from UNM, a Master's of Science in the Clinical Nurse Leader Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore, and a Bachelor's Arts in Biology from the College of the Holy Cross.
Course expiration: March 19, 2028