Emory University is pleased to offer a dynamic and engaging conference on breastfeeding in collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, hospitals across the region, and partners from community organizations. The conference is known for bringing in national speakers and local experts for a robust learning experience. The conference generally offers a mix of content reaching across clinical settings, from prenatal visits to the mother-baby bedside, the neonatal intensive care unit, and outpatient care. The conference welcomes members of the multidisciplinary perinatal and leadership teams, drawing a diverse audience of nurses, lactation consultants, physicians, advanced practice providers, dietitians, neonatal therapists, trainees, and more.
The conference has been held each spring, with few exceptions since its launch in the late 1980s. Please monitor this site for updates and information on current and future conferences.
2026 Conference
The 36th Annual Emory Conference on Breastfeeding is scheduled for April 14-15, 2026, with a pre-conference workshop on April 13.
Registration will open in February!
Continuing Education
Conference - April 15-16, 2025 Â (in-person & recorded):
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children's designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. ***Please note that no CME will be granted for physicians for the enduring (on-demand) materials.*** Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The application for this nursing continuing professional development activity (both live and enduring) has been submitted for 13 hours by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, which is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is an approved provider for CPE Prior Approval Activity 180879. The credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic contact hours for 13 Continuing Professional Education Hours (CPEUs) for both the live and on-demand meeting.
- The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners has approved this conference for 13 Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) for both the live and on-demand meeting.