This recorded presentation is for occupational therapy practitioners and other professionals who are interested in learning about occupational therapy’s role in supporting infant feeding and new parents postpartum. This presentation covers how infant feeding influences all areas of occupation, specific occupational interventions to help support infant feeding, as well as additional considerations such as mental health, sensory processing, ergonomics, & postpartum recovery.
Resources:
- FREE Postpartum Planner covering 4th trimester topics (created by author/OT)
- FREE Parent Classes, Workshops, and Support Group
- Breastfeeding is Movement – Professional Education course focusing on Physical Therapists role in infant feeding
About the author: Megan Gallagher, OTD/S, CBS, is an Occupational Therapy Doctoral student at Cleveland State University completing her Capstone Doctoral Experience with Nurture.