Interested in taking your lactation knowledge to the next level?

Join us for the second 50 hour course required to sit for your IBCLC exam.

Course Description

BreastfeedLA’s Lactation Consultant Education course is an advanced and comprehensive educational course that provides the additional 50 hours required by the IBLCE to meet eligibility criteria to sit for the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification examination. Course content will provide graduates with the background necessary to make the leap from educator to clinician while preparing students to sit for the IBLCE exam for certification as an IBCLC. This course may be utilized to satisfy the lactation education requirements for Pathway 1 or Pathway 3 of the IBCLE requirement — including the IBLCE 2021 updated requirement for 5 hours of counseling and communication skills training.

Course Objectives

Following the didactic presentations and skills competency demonstrations, participants will:

  • Possess the necessary knowledge of how to perform comprehensive maternal, child, and feeding assessments related to lactation NOTE: Practice of hands-on clinical skills occurs during Lactation Specific Clinical Experience, not provided in this course.

  • Possess adequate knowledge to develop and implement an individualized feeding plan in consultation with the lactating person

  • Possess sufficient education to provide evidence-based information regarding the lactating person's use, during lactation, of medications (over-the-counter and prescription), alcohol, tobacco, and street drugs and their potential impact on milk production and child safety

  • Possess appropriate knowledge to provide holistic, evidence-based breast/chestfeeding support and care, from preconception to weaning, for lactating people and their families

  • Possess clinical judgment sufficient to provide evidence based-information regarding complementary therapies during lactation and their impact on a lactating person's milk production and the effect on their child

  • Possess the necessary skills to use the principle of family-centered care while maintaining a collaborative, supportive relationship with clients

What Makes Our Course Different

It is the position of BreastfeedLA that breast/chestfeeding must be addressed as not solely an individual choice, but an expression of culture. Therefore, our Lactation Education Specialist and Lactation Consultant Education courses, like all our programming, are committed to recognizing and celebrating diversity, inclusion, and equity; and grounded by the guiding principle of cultural awareness and relevancy. BreastfeedLA’s Lactation Education program is proudly taught by women of color Lactation Consultants within a framework of reproductive justice. Our curriculum is culturally responsive, intentionally inclusive, and tailored to the specific needs of our diverse communities.

Prerequisites

Lactation Consultant Education Course prerequisites include:

  • Successful completion of a 45 hour lactation education training (i.e. CLE/C/S) within the last 5 years

  • A passion for elevating breast/chestfeeding as a public health strategy to improve disparities in health outcomes

  • The commitment to yourself and your community that you can do this!

Upcoming Course Begins March 15, 2022

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Course Pricing

Registering Early? Use the coupon code "MAREARLYBIRD22" for additional $ off your purchase! Expires March 1, 2022

Instructor

Clinical Director Hannah Halliwell

Hannah Halliwell, MPH, IBCLC has worked supporting birthing people and children as an advocate and educator for over a decade. Since 2008, she has worked as a birth/postpartum doula, childbirth educator, and lactation consultant throughout Los Angeles County. Currently, Hannah works as the Clinical Director with BreastfeedLA. Hannah's approach to supporting families during their transition into parenthood is strength-based and focuses on informed decision making, building self-efficacy, and developing communication skills. Driven by an ardent belief in the inherent dignity of all people, Hannah seeks to increase the number of safe spaces for women and children of color, particularly during major life transitions such as childbirth and early parenting. As a teacher and mentor, she strives to advance the understanding that breast/chestfeeding is a vital piece of increasing health for whole communities, and therefore a crucial public health intervention, particularly for underserved groups.

BreastfeedLA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course offers contact hours in continuing education will be offered. BreastfeedLA’s provider number is CEP 16435. Licensee must maintain certificate for a period of four years.