Empower Families
Self-Directed Online Learning
Lactation can be stressful and overwhelming for many new parents.
With so much information available online, often with unexamined bias, many new parents are unsure where to turn for the most current, reliable and evidence-based information to help them reach their feeding goals and ensure their newborn continues to grow and develop.
This 6-hour comprehensive continuing education course is designed to equip Doulas, Birth Workers, Health Care Practitioners, or anyone working with families, with the foundational knowledge they need.
Whether you come to this course with a background in lactation, or you have little experience or training, this course will expertly guide you through the basic building blocks of breast/chest/body feeding and feeding alternatives. This course uses pre-recorded content, visual aids, written content, and additional links, all leveraging the most up-to-date adult education techniques.
This learning opportunity will help you understand lactation concepts and the scope of your role as a Birth Worker and Doula. You’ll leave the course feeling confident that you can support clients with the most pertinent information and emotional support to help them achieve their lactation and feeding goals.
Course details
Duration and effort
- 6 Hours
- 5 Modules of Self-Guided Online Learning
- 6 months to complete
Material
- 5 Self-directed learning modules
Location
- ONLINE: Instant on-demand access to a student portal filled with amazing self-directed content to support your learning
Mentorship
- Each cohort also has access to a supportive forum of peers, offering a safe space to ask questions, share resources and support learning
- Ongoing one-on-one support from mentors is available through email and scheduled meetings as requested
Certification
- Lactation for Birth workers Certificate
Facilitator
Andrea Paul
Course Curriculum
Here’s what’s included in your course
Lactation Support For Birth Workers Curriculum Overview
- Introduction to Lactation
- Inclusive Language and Support
- Language and Lactation
- History of Infant Feeding
- Benefits of Human Milk
- Lactation Basics
- Physiology of Lactation
- Expressing Milk and Pumping
- Normal Infant Behavior and Infant Sleep
- Lactation Challenges Introduction
- Multiples
- Common Challenges
- Special Circumstances
- Doula Scope and Providing Support
- Communication Skills and Scope
- Final Words on Support
- Down the Rabbit Hole – Lactation
- Conditions that Affect Lactation or Choice of Feeding
- Nursing with a Disability
- Final Quiz: Lactation for Birth Workers