Every Feed Counts: How to Support Postpartum Mothers on their Infant Feeding Journeys

Authors

• Andie Belkoff, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
• Megan Wiley, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-29-2026

Comments

Presentation: 56:44

Abstract

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, listeners will be able to:

- Describe common infract feeding practices and challenges in the postpartum period

- Understand literature connecting breastfeeding and postpartum mental illness

- Apply maternal-informed approach to feeding support and feeding inquiry in a developmental assessment

- Clarify role of psychiatrists within interdisciplinary feeding care (nursing, other specialties)

- Evaluate best practices in supporting lactating mothers within healthcare in the postpartum period

Recommended Citation

Belkoff, MD, Andie and Wiley, MD, Megan, "Every Feed Counts: How to Support Postpartum Mothers on their Infant Feeding Journeys" (2026). Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Grand Rounds. Paper 139.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/phbgr/139

Language

English