Special points of interest:

• Suitable for health professionals who wish to update and/or extend their breastfeeding knowledge
• CERPs available to IBCLCs on successful completion of each module.
• All modules are self-contained and available in hard copy.
• Module 070 Everyday Ethics for Lactation Consultants is also available to view online.

Module details

Immune Factors In Breastmilk

Study Module LRC 010 - 7 IBLCE L CERPS C27057

The purpose of this study module is to provide an overview and framework for understanding the protective immune factors in breastmilk and the interactions between these factors.

Key content areas :

• Characteristics of a newborn infant that may predispose the infant to infection by pathogens
• Immune factors in breastmilk that provide protection against pathogens
• Different mechanisms of defence the infant has against pathogens
• Interactions between immune factors in breastmilk and multifunctional nature of some immune factors
• Conditions for which breastmilk can provide protection
• Effect of length of lactation on the concentrations of certain immune factors in breastmilk

Breast Refusal

Study Module LRC 020 - 6 IBLCE L CERPS C28073

The purpose of this study module is to provide health professionals and other practitioners with a range of options to support them in their work with babies who are described as "breast-refusers".

Key content areas :

• What is breast refusal?
• What does breast refusal mean to the mother?
• How common is the problem?
• Breast refusal - the symptoms and the causes
• Is it really breast refusal?
• Helping mother and baby re-establish breastfeeding
• In conclusion

Gastro-oesophageal Reflux & The Breastfed Baby

Study Module LRC 040 - 5 IBLCE L CERPS C29097

The purpose of this module is designed to help you gain an understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux and how it can be managed in the breastfed infant.

Key content areas :

• General management of an unsettled baby
• The range of symptoms seen in babies with GOR
• How frequently GOR may occur
• The ages at which infants have most and least symptoms
• General management of a baby with GOR
• Breastfeeding management of a baby with GOR
• The association with cow's milk or other food allergy in some cases of GOR
• The use of feed thickeners in the management of GOR
• The marketing and use of a commercial infant formula for infants suffering from GOR

Nipple pain and Candida albicans

Study Module LRC 050 - 7 IBLCE L CERPS C27027 - 7 ACMI PDCP

This module is intended to give an overview of common causes of nipple pain in breastfeeding women so that a differential diagnosis is possible. It also covers the major treatment strategies for dealing with nipple pain.

Key content areas :

• The significance of nipple pain
• Characteristics of Candida albicans and its interaction with human hosts
• Evidence for the role of candida in nipple and breast pain
• Diagnosis of candidiasis
• Treatments for candidiasis and preventative regimes
• Overview of causes of nipple pain

Drugs & Breastfeeding

Study module LRC 060 - 9L CERPS IBLCE C27056 -

The purpose of this Study Module is to offer the learner a combination of theoretical information on the features of drugs that determine their suitability for use by breastfeeding mothers, and some specific guidelines on which drugs are and are not suitable. Lactation consultants may not prescribe drugs, nevertheless a knowledge of the possible effects of mothers’ drug use on breastfed infants is important to a consultant’s ability to offer guidance and reassurance to breastfeeding clients.

Key content areas:

• Mechanisms of transfer of drugs from maternal plasma into breastmilk
• Factors determining infant sensitivity to drugs
• Information on specific drugs
• Review of research on effects of intrapartum pain relief on initiation & establishment of breastfeeding

Everyday Ethics for Lactation Consultants *** also available online ***

Study Module LRC 070 - 5 E CERPS IBLCE C29052

The purpose of this Study Module is to increase lactation consultants’ awareness of their ethical responsibilities to clients, colleagues and society in their professional capacity.

Key content areas:

• A basic introduction to principles of medical ethics
• The Code of Ethics for IBCLCs
• The role of the Discipline Committee of the IBLCE
• Application of ethical principles in lactation consultant practice; focusing on interaction with clients and the ethical importance of proficiency.

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