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Comprehensive breastfeeding management training

Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job

Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success

Strategies and tips for special circumstances - premies, Down Syndrome,
newborns affected by medications, and more

How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding

Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success

Confidence building knowledge and skills

The Certified Lactation Specialist Course is designed for the aspiring lactation consultant or nurses, physicians, midwives, dieticians, breastfeeding assistants or others desirous of improving their knowledge base and skills in working with the breastfeeding dyad. All areas included on the IBLCE exam are addressed. The 5 day course provides the needed number of continuing education in lactation to qualify to sit for the IBLCE exam.

Day One
History of Breastfeeding: Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Promotion of breastfeeding, teaching classes and addressing myths

The course is meant for any person wishing to understand the practice of and issues surrounding breastfeeding more fully. The goal of the INFACT Canada/IBFAN North America breastfeeding course is to facilitate the need to provide those working with mothers and their families, the information required to adequately support breastfeeding.

Speaker: Ginna Wall MN,RN,IBCLC

Tuition: $135.00 before March 1 / $150.00 after March 1 (FMH Employees and Nursing Students : $75.00) $125 for 2 or more registrations mailed or called in together before March 1st.

Topics include: Maternal reasons for not exlusively breastfeeding;Infant reasons for not exclusively breastfeeding; going baby freindly:talking with mothers;health care advice that leads to not exclusively breastfeeding; going baby friendly:talking with co-workers.

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