These health care professionals have taken additional training
in lactation management but are not board certified.
She has developed a Training of Trainer course in
Lactation Management for Health Care Professionals who provide training in their own work facilities.
Dr Ajay Khera, deputy commissioner for child health, has said that human milk banks will be called
as lactation management centres and that human milk banking will be a part of an overall breastfeeding strategy.
I agree that reducing the harm untrained health workers tend to do is useful; that trained
lactation management experts can play one important role; and that lay counselors can play an even larger one.
Wellstart International launches the new 3rd Edition of Wellstart's
Lactation Management Self - Study Modules, Level 1 on Mother's Day 2009.
Principles
of Lactation Management (POLM) and Lactation Counseling and Problem Solving (LCAPS) are two separate courses that are offered in 6 locations around the state that are predetermined by HHSC staff.
La Leche League of Kansas also provides health care professionals with continuing education opportunities and access to the latest research
on lactation management.
And, in response to a woman who, while unsuccessfully trying to breastfeed her infant, had «blood dripping down her chest and tears streaming down her face», the advice was that the issue could be resolved by proper «
lactation management»...
I now spend gratifying days preparing and training new lactation professionals, lecturing health workers professionals on updating and improving the breastfeeding «piece» of their knowledge, and educating anyone who will listen on the importance of breastfeeding and the science of
lactation management.
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.
The original Lactation Consultant Exam Review /
Lactation Management Course, in its 25th season, developed by IBLCE Founder and author of Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review Linda J. Smith.
The Lactation Management and Exam Preparation Course is a comprehensive review of the skills and knowledge needed for evidence - based professional lactation consultant practice.
Revised 3rd Edition of the Wellstart's
Lactation Management Self - Study Modules, Level 1 now also available in Spanish.
The online course offers evidence - based content for nurses, dietitians and other healthcare professionals who want comprehensive training in breastfeeding and
lactation management.
For Pediatricians.This expanded version of our online course offers evidence - based content in breastfeeding and
lactation management and covers topics including breastfeeding initiation and maintenance, breastfeeding in pre-term and late - term infants, and the Baby - Friendly 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding program.
We are pleased and proud to be able to provide scholarships to attend
the Lactation Management Exam Prep Course with Linda Smith.
The class emphasizes critical thinking skills and reinforces concepts learned in the Principles of
Lactation Management (POLM) course.
The only health care professionals certified in
lactation management, they carry certification by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).
Principles of
Lactation Management (POLM - 2 day) Participants will be able to counsel families about the benefits of breastfeeding, assist mothers in managing common breastfeeding problems, make appropriate referrals, teach breastfeeding classes, prepare breastfeeding materials, and support breastfeeding through breastfeeding - friendly policies and procedures.
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.
CLCs or IBCLCs can earn advanced certification in
lactation management.
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.
February 2012: Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre's Exam Preparation Course /
Lactation Management Course, Dayton OH
March - April 2011: Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre's Exam Preparation Course /
Lactation Management Course, Indianapolis IN
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.