20 Hour Breast-Chestfeeding Course Douglas College

Overview

The 20 Hour Breast-Chestfeeding Course from Douglas College  will be useful for those students wishing to work and support breastfeeding families throughout their feeding trajectory. 

Key facts

• This introductory course covers the required minimum 20-hours of lactation education as suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO) and provides participants with the skills needed to help to breastfeed families achieve their feeding goals.

• This information-packed and comprehensive interactive online course covers the latest evidence-based breastfeeding information, providing the kind of engagement and "hands-on learning" that made our original face to face 20 Hour classes so unique and rewarding.

Learning Outcomes

• Provide support to families through their breastfeeding journey, including acute or chronic issues

• Identify ways to promote, protect and support breastfeeding

• Understand the importance of breastfeeding

• Understand the anatomy and physiology involved in lactation

• Assess breastfeeding position & latch.

• Utilize effective breastfeeding & lactation techniques, assessment and breastfeeding counseling skills

• Support and assess milk production: expectations and challenges

• Review childhood development as it relates to lactation