Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation Including Lactation Educator Certificate

FACULTY
Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC
Ginna Wall, MN, RN, IBCLC
Marie Witherell, RN, ICCE, IBCLC

PROGRAM
Introductions and Overview of Course
Commitment to Breastfeeding
Prenatal Breastfeeding Risk Assessment
External Anatomy of the Breast
The Wonders of Human Milk – Species Specificity
Getting Breastfeeding Started
Care That Makes Sense for Good Breastfeeding Outcomes
The Science Behind Milk Production
Positioning and Latching Babies at the Breast
Questions and Answers on Initials, Titles, Credentials, Certification Normal Patterns of Early Breastfeeding
Internal anatomy of the breast
Challenging Early Feedings
Breastfeeding the Late Preterm and Preterm Infant
Communicating Effectively With New Mothers
Breast and Nipple Pain
Maternal Nutrition & Breastfeeding After the First Three Days
Reflux and Colic
Insufficient Milk - Intake and/or Supply When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Work
Feeding Alerts
Hyperbilirubinemia and Breastfeeding
Normal Breastfeeding Patterns and Predictable Hurdles from Three to Six Months
Culture versus Biology
Liability with Infant Feeding Tools and Techniques of the Trade Breastfeeding & Families
Postpartum Adaptation, Mood Disorders, Depression and Breastfeeding Medications and Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home
Unfinished Questions
Does it All Make a Difference? Breastfeeding after Six Months Biological Weaning From the Breast
Evaluation of Course