Eating Disorders and Breastfeeding

Purpose of Activity

To provide registered professional nurses with information on how breastfeeding can positively influence complications that can develop in pregnant women who have eating disorders and tools to cultivate a positive self-image in these women.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Summarize the issues surrounding eating disorders in women of childbearing age.
  2. Outline the evidence presented here about eating disorders during pregnancy, postpartum, and lactation.
  3. Plan the appropriate interventions for lactating women who have eating disorders.
Price: $21.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.4 CH
  • DC - BON 2.4 CH
  • KY-BON 2.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





Test Code: MCN0311
Published: March/April 2011
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections: Testsub
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Micaela L. Carwell BSN, RN, Diane L. Spatz PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Categories: Women's Health
Specialties: Maternal-Child