Cincinnati

This course examines lactation assessment parameters and
skills within the role of case finding, assessing the
breastfeeding mother and baby, and documenting the
assessment. Major topics covered in the course are normal
and gross anatomy of mother and infant, normal and
abnormal development of the anatomy and physiology of
the breastfeeding mother and baby, breastfeeding
assessment scales, breast and maternal assessment, lexicon
of assessment and documentation.This course will teach
you a unique skill set sure to improve and enhance your

This course is designed to train those who will teach the 20 hour course required by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for
training health professionals, educators and staff. This offering provides a weeklong learning laboratory to assist participants in
mastering the materials, methods, and scientific evidence that form the basis of the 20 hour course (as developed by UNICEF
and the World Health Organization, and adapted by Baby-Friendly USA). The course is organized around the concepts,