Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocols

These protocols serve as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants

 

Baby Friendly Health Centre Guidelines, from Ottawa, Canada

 

Baby's Perspective by Kittie Frantz, RN, CPNP- For doulas and infant postpartum care providers (baby nurses), lactation consultants, or anyone who is interested to learn more. Offers 18 IBCLC CLE units. The course teaches breastfeeding from the baby's perspective for those who care for the mother and baby in the early postpartum period. The class discusses how to meet the mother's needs as well as the infant's needs in preserving breastfeeding goals for the family.

 

Breastfeeding Education Activity Package for Grades K-12 from the New York State Department of Health

 

Breastfeeding Programs & Support Systems in Los Angeles County: A Needs Assessment (80-pages in PDF- Aug. 2002)

 

Breastfeeding Training by the Virginia Department of Health and the University of Virginia Health System

This online Breastfeeding Training Course will provide health professionals with detailed information regarding the theory and practice of lactation management. The course hopes to encourage health care professionals in all specialties to become teachers and supporters of breastfeeding and lactation management.

 

Case Western Reserve University: Web based "Breastfeeding Basics" course directed at health professionals.

 

California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
The CPQCC's Appendix is full of great stuff - and was newly revised!

Continuing Education Module

Toolkit Revision Summary

 

CDC Healthy Worksite Initiative

Includes a lactation support program

 

Clinical Care Path for Breastfeeding

A University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey guide providing information on important questions to ask mom, concerns that may arise, and guidance and intervention for those concerns in the prenatal, peripartum and postpartum mother and child.

 

Evergreen Perinatal Education

 

HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding

 

International Lactation Consultant Association

 

LactMed- Drugs and Lactation Database

A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.

 

Lactation Institute: Lactation Educator & Consultant Series Medi-Cal Billing Update for Breast Pump Rentals

 

Model Hospital Policy Recommendations

 

National Center of Health Statistics: CDC Growth Charts for United States 

 

Physician Lactation Education Collaborative

A resource of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, focusing heavily on lactation education for physicians

 

Reducing Infant Mortality

This 17-minutes video examines the shockingly high infant mortality rate in the United States and promotes natural birthing as a means to reducing unnecessary infant deaths.

 

Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Practice: Educate - Encourage - Welcome

 

Ten Steps to Support Parents' Choice to Breastfeed Their Baby

 

Texas WIC Training Material-How to Support a Breastfeeding Mother

This learning center will provide everything needed to train health care workers to support breastfeeding moms.

 

UCLA Extension Lactation Educator/Lactation Consultant Training Courses

Earn 44 CEU's and 4 College Units at this highly respected program since 1982. Taught by experienced practitioners in the fields of lactation consulting, medicine, nursing and dietetics.  Enrollment in these programs is limited. Visit the web site for program details, online registration, and additional dates, or call Linda Polin at UCLA Extension Health Sciences at 310-825-7093. 

 

UCLA Extension: Lactation Educator and Consultant Training Across the Country
Course locations across the U.S. throughout the year. This program can come to your location by invitation only. Contact Sandra Steffes, Course Coordinator at SKASLAC@aol.com.

 

UCSD Lactation Training

The Lactation Educator Counselor program is held thru out California. The CLEC is a 40 hour course that typically meets for 3 days and then for 2 days about 6 weeks later. This format allows for maximum retention of information and makes it easier to schedule time from work to attend. This course is also available online for those who cannot travel to attend the course. For complete description of the course and dates please visit the website.

 

Union Institute and University BS in Maternal Child Health/Lactation Consulting

The major in Maternal Child Health/Lactation Consulting provides an evidence-based program for the lactation professional.  Graduates  will be qualified to counsel expectant mothers and mothers of young infants about best practices for the care and feeding of the young infant, and may also be qualified to provide instruction for and/or make presentations to the medical profession and community, governmental, and non-profit agencies. 

 

Wellstart International's Lactation Management Self-Study Modules

The New Revised 3rd Edition of Wellstart's Lactation Management Self-Study Modules, Level 1 is a complete educational tool that is downloadable without charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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