Washington

Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation

This two-day update and half day exam review program will update your research-based practice and help you prepare for the IBLCE exam.

The first two days provide a review of the IBLCE exam blueprint and the research to support this. The half-day covers test-taking strategies, photos and practice exams. The half-day can be taken alone if you have completed a Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care 5-day course in the 6 months preceding the course starting date.

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Lynwood Convention Center, Lynwood, Washington, USA

Course Description:
Breastfeeding is normal infant feeding. Supporting mothers and babies throughout the entire breastfeeding journey will lead to improved breastfeeding outcomes. Join Wendy Wright as she shares strategies to eliminate breastfeeding problems and thereby increase breastfeeding duration and success. This comprehensive seminar will include current information on:

Baby's inborn feeding behaviors
Appropriate expectations for the first two hours, the first two days, the first two months
Hypoglycemia
Newborn jaundice
Nipple pain and breast issues

Course Description

Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care: The 5 Day Course, is a complete, in-person, core program to begin practice in evidence-based breastfeeding and lactation care. Participants will be able to provide accurate, current and consistent information about breastfeeding and lactation and be able to support new families in feeding their babies from birth through the process of weaning. Each participant will be given the knowledge to work with other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care for breastfeeding mothers and infants.

Register now for the Spokane,WA Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care: "The 5 Day Course" hosted by Evergreen Perinatal Education, LLC. This in-depth and in-person professional education in breastfeeding and lactation course, provides 37.5 theoretical hours for the new IBLCE exam eligibility requirements beginning in 2012.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate as a Lactation Educator and each participant will be given the knowledge to work with other healthcare providers to to ensure continuity of care for breastfeeding mothers and infants

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Gain a Lactation Educator Certificate and give meaningful care to vulnerable mothers and infants!

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