California

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

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http://www.breastfeedla.org/events/upcoming.htm

More information to come.

Check website for updated details.

http://www.breastfeedla.org/events/upcoming.htm

Details to come..

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

Preparing to become a lactation consultant? Searching for the best course to help you pass the IBLCE exam in 2011? Here's what you need! This course will fulfill the requirement for candidate training in all disciplines and areas of the IBLCE blueprint.
Come learn from internationally-known lactation expert Marie Biancuzzo, RN MS IBCLC and special guest Ann Davis, RPh IBCLC.

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Sponsored by Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles

Save the date! And check the ILCA web site for more details.