Her additional
expertise in lactation management has been acquired through her midwifery practice, as a member of the clinical faculty at Wellstart International in San Diego and as senior technical staff with LINKAGES, a global breastfeeding promotion project based in Washington DC.
She has developed a Training of Trainer
course in Lactation Management for Health Care Professionals who provide training in their own work facilities.
Presented It Takes Two to Tango; Breastfeeding is a Contact Sport; The Pain Issue; Case
Studies in Lactation Management; The ABC's of Solving Breastfeeding Problems; What Makes Milk; and Leave»Em Wanting More.
Control group women received standard of care treatment, which in our Baby - Friendly hospital includes referrals to the lactation consultant when needed, use of a pump in the hospital, access to 3 breastfeeding classes per week, staff who are highly
trained in lactation management, and a free, high - grade electric breast pump for home use if the mother's insurance does not pay for a pump.
However, this course is not designed to train specialists in breastfeeding or
in lactation management, but rather to provide basic skills, including sufficient knowledge to recognize the need for referral to a trained and skilled lactation consultant or HIV / infant feeding counselor.