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Outpatient Breastfeeding Champion Curriculum

Our 14.5-hour program teaches basic evidence-based breastfeeding triage and management skills to RNs, medical office staff, physicians and other providers, pharmacists, public health nurses, doulas, midwives, home visitors, WIC peer counselors, nutritionists, LLL Leaders, health professional students and others who help mothers breastfeed. The Outpatient Breastfeeding Champion Curriculum consists of 8 sessions:

In addition, the Outpatient Breastfeeding Champion Course teaches the following skills:

Session 1

Special Properties of Human Milk
The EnteroMammary Pathway
Risks of Not Breastfeeding
Contraindications to Breastfeeding
Healthy People 2030 Breastfeeding Objectives
Breastfeeding Demographics
Barriers to Breastfeeding
Prenatal Counseling
Communication and Counseling the Lactating Parent

Session 2

Anatomy and Physiology
Positioning for Breastfeeding
Infant Latch
Defining a Feeding
Feeding Frequency and Duration
Infant and Parental Signs of Adequate Milk Intake

Session 3

Breastfeeding in the Immediate Postpartum Period
Lactogenesis II
Engorgement
Supporting Dyads during the First Week Postpartum
Parental Infant Separation
The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
Hospital Discharge & Follow Up

Session 4

Sore Nipples- The Most Common Causes
Proper Positioning and Latch to Prevent and Resolve Sore Nipples
Managing Nipple Sores
Breast Swelling and Engorgement
Acute Mastitis
Infectious Causes of Breast/Nipple Pain
Non-Infectious Causes of Breast/Nipple Pain
Infant Biting
Pump Trauma
Nipple Piercing

Session 5

The Baby Who is Not Gaining Well
Triage Tool to Assess whether Baby is Transferring Enough Milk
Pre/Post Feed Weights
Low Milk Production
Supplementing the Breastfed Baby
Prematurity
Night Time Feedings

Session 6

The Non-Latching Baby
Infant-Led Latch
The Baby who Prefers One Side
Nipple Shields
Pacifiers and Nursing Infants
Infant Fussiness at the Breast
Weaning
Induced Lactation and Relactation

Session 7

Milk Expression
Breast Pumps
Fitting Breast Shields
Operating and Cleaning a Breast Pump
Storage of Expressed Breastmilk
Use of Expressed Breastmilk
Returning to Work and Breastfeeding

Session 8

Medications During Lactation
Complementary Foods for the Breastfed Infant
Health Equity and Breastfeeding