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Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation (09293)
Schedule: Monday - Wednesday, June 21-23, 2009 and
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
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Audience: Open to the public, professionals and others interested in childbirth vocations
Cost:
Full Registration $859
Please register by September 21, 2009
PLEASE NOTE Location:
Contact us for lodging information: 800-747-9433 x115
Description:
Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation is a 6-day course
Topics include:
Effective breastfeeding promotion Prenatal breast assessment Cultural influences on infant feeding choices Importance of breastfeeding for the teenager Getting breastfeeding started with evidence-based care Why midwifery care makes sense for good breastfeeding outcomes The effects of hospital routines on early breastfeeding Predictable newborn behaviors Importance of positioning and latch in early breastfeeding Assessment of newborn latch and suck Supplements for breastfed babies – when are they needed? Influence of commercial baby food industries Understanding the letters: IBCLC, IBLCE, ILCA Maternal nutrition Hyperbilirubinemia Breastfeeding challenges and problems – engorgement, sore nipples How we communicate with breastfeeding families Communication skills – case studies Liability and ethics about infant feeding Maternal medications and breastfeeding On-going breastfeeding problems – yeast, mastitis, abscess, plugged ducts Breastfeeding multiples Breastfeeding the premature infant Relationships in the breastfeeding family Culture and the conflict with human biology Care of the slow to gain, poorly gaining infant Relactation and nursing an adopted baby The grief of a failed breastfeeding experience Skills labs The meaning of family-centered care Setting up a lactation service Postpartum depression and breastfeeding Breastfeeding and the working mother The real meaning of "Baby Friendly" Breastfeeding the older child When breastfeeding ends Course Notes:
CEUs are approved from:
CA Board of Registered Nursing (45 contact hours) International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (43 L and 2 E CERPs) Commission on Dietetic Registration (45 CPE hours) Textbooks: There are many excellent reference books available. If you wish to purchase books before the course (click here for information on where to obtain texts), we recommend starting with one of the following:
Instructor: The Simkin Center Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation is lead by board-certified lactation consultants:
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