5 sessions of 5 hours is
recommended
Time: 9:30 to 2:30 is typical, one day a week for 5
weeks
Target Audience
This course is designed for those who wish to
support and promote breastfeeding such as nurses, midwives, dietitians,
childbirth educators, health educators, doulas, social workers, and
teachers.
Program Goal
To increase healthcare workers' specialized
breastfeeding knowledge and skills so they can more effectively promote
and support breastfeeding in culturally diverse populations.
Topics
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Composition of Human Milk
Anatomy & Hormones of Lactation
Counseling Strategies
Breastfeeding Management: position, latch,
frequency, assessment, increasing milk supply, avoiding supplementation,
engorgement, sore nipples, mastitis
Breastfeeding in Special Situations: prematurity,
jaundice, medications, street drugs, maternal illness including HIV and
hepatitis, multiples, employed mothers
Working with Diverse Populations
Utilizing Resources
Location
Your site Instructor: Karen Peters, MBA, RD, IBCLC,
La Leche League International Breastfeeding Training Specialist
Fee
Early Registration: Before 2 weeks prior to the
course $275
Late Registration: From the 2 week deadline until
one week prior to the course $300
Payment option: Deposit of $50 with registration and
balance payable on the first day of the course.
Course Materials: Fee to include The Breastfeeding
Answer Book, handouts, one year membership to LLLI, and a certificate of
completion. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered
Nursing, Provider #9590, for 15 contact hours.
Lunch: Plan on a one hour lunch break.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing on or before one
week prior to the course will be granted subject to a $5.00 processing
fee. No refunds after that date.
Registration Form will be provided.
Questions?
Karen Peters 310-374-1012 or email to kpeters@BreastfeedingLA.org
The Mission of La
Leche League International is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed
through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and
education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an
important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother. The
Mission of the LLLI Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program is to reduce
infant mortality and morbidity by increasing the rate and duration of
breastfeeding among breastfeeding resource-deprived populations.
