Bridging the Gap and Expanding Together: Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM) in the Level 1 Nursery

September 3, 2025

A one-hour presentation on the initiation and dissemination of the Donor Human Milk Bridge program throughout UPMC system, highlighting the process and successes at UPMC Harrisburg. Donor milk was first used at UPMC Altoona in 2021, and now 7 birthing hospitals in UPMC system use it to support exclusive human milk feeding in Level 1 infants during the postpartum hospital stay. This is a reprise of a talk given at New Horizons in Birth on May 16, with additional material added about how UPMC worked as a system to advance this initiative.

Target Audience

Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Physician

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: list two reasons why human milk exclusivity affects maternal and infant health define two ways in which Mid Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank and the mother/baby units can ensure a safe product cite two resources available to facilities to support a Bridge milk initiative analyze two improved outcomes at UPMC Harrisburg since initiating a Bridge milk program

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
07/10/2025
Course expires: 
10/03/2025
Event starts: 
09/03/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/03/2025 - 9:00am EDT
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A one-hour presentation on the initiation and dissemination of the Donor Human Milk Bridge program throughout UPMC system, highlighting the process and successes at UPMC Harrisburg. Donor milk was first used at UPMC Altoona in 2021, and now 7 birthing hospitals in UPMC system use it to support exclusive human milk feeding in Level 1 infants during the postpartum hospital stay. This is a reprise of a talk given at New Horizons in Birth on May 16, with additional material added about how UPMC worked as a system to advance this initiativ

Virtual
Altoona, PA 06601
United States

Emilie Delestienne, Project Manager, UPMC Magee

Amber LeCadre, BSN- MNN, UPMC Harrisburg

Sathya Aswathappa, MD, UPMC Altoona

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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