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Lactation Education Counselor

RMED-40039


This comprehensive course is intended for health professionals and other interested individuals to take the Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) Exam through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice’s Aggregate Pathway. The LEC course meets the requirement of 95 hours of education within the past year that relates directly to the WHO/UNICEF (World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund) breastfeeding counseling training course.

 

What you'll learn

The course furnishes the basic information necessary to promote breastfeeding and to interact in the breastfeeding situation by assisting and encouraging the breastfeeding triad of mother, baby, and support person. Topics include basic anatomy and physiology of lactation, early attachment of the baby, hospital care, support during the postpartum stage, common concerns and solutions, and appliances and apparatuses used in breast/chestfeeding. At completion of the course students can provide support, education, and counseling to breast/chestfeeding dyads. The Lactation Education Counselor Certificate can be completed in two quarters. This is an asynchronous course with monthly live, online “office hours” with the instructor.


The lectures are recorded, so no need to log in at a specific time, however assignments and quizzes are due weekly. The prerecorded lectures are four to five hours per week in addition to two to three hours of reading and assignments. The course takes approximately six to eight hours per week to complete and you are able to work ahead. 

 


 

Course Information

Online
9.50 units
$995.00

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