Specially designed in-person course

Course Coordinator and Main Lecturer:  Dr Gina Weissman, DMD, RN, IBCLC, FABM.
90 Theoretical academic hours + 5-hour workshop on communication skills
80 Clinical academic hours

This comprehensive course meets the IBCLE requirement for 90 hours of lactation specific training.

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Topics included in the syllabus

• Introduction; Getting to know each other; Course Goals and Tasks
• Testing our prior knowledge
• Maternal Anatomy for Breastfeeding
• Physiology of Breastfeeding: How milk is made
• Anatomy of the infant's mouth and Physiology of Sucking
• The magic of skin-to-skin
• The effect of birthing practices and Hospital routines on breastfeeding
• Biochemical composition of breastmilk, including immunology, and the disadvantages of not breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Management A: Positioning, Latch On: Different approaches from Cloe Fisher to Susan Colson and LaidBack Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Management B: Breastfeeding rhythms
• Preventing nipple pain
• The Non-Latching Baby: What are the reasons? And what to do: The first steps for protecting Breastfeeding when this happens
• Lactation Aids: Supplementing breastfeeding in the first days after birth
• Silicon Nipples- the why and how of proper use
• Breastfeeding Assessment: Signs of successful breastfeeding in the early days.
• Communication skills workshop: The key to successful breastfeeding counseling (5 hours)
• Breast Pumps: Indications of use; Correct usage and how to pump efficiently. Including breastmilk storage
• Breastfeeding Multiples
• Breast and Nipple Pathologies A: Engorgement + Edema
• Breast and Nipple Pathologies B: Wounded and painful nipples; Plugged ducts, Mastitis, Abscess
• Breast and Nipple Pathologies C: Thrush, Bleb, Vasospasm and Reynaud's Syndrome
• Jaundice in the Breastfed newborn
• Breastfeeding and Breast Milk for the Preterm Infant. Including Milk Banking
• Breastfeeding and Medications
• Growth patterns and charts of the Breastfed baby
• How to increase milk production? Breastfeeding management and galactogogues
• Milk suppression
• Nutrition for the breastfeeding mother
• The changing needs of the growing breastfeeding baby: Dealing with challenges from 3 months and beyond including Breastfeeding toddlers; introducing solids to the breastfed baby and Weaning
• Going back to work while breastfeeding
• Prenatal breastfeeding preparation
• Problems and illnesses in mother or baby related to breastfeeding
• Hypoglycemia in the Breastfed infant
• Understanding breast cancer
• The International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes
• Breastfeeding after cosmetic breast surgery

Student evaluation includes

• Mid-course exam
• Final project
• Final exam

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