Intended User: Lactation Consultant, Other
Cost: $625.00
Website: https://extension.ucsd.edu/courses-and-programs/lactation-and-perinatal-education
Member: Kristin Stewart
Email: info@centerforbreastfeeding.org
The Center for Breastfeeding’s Lactation Counselor Training Course is a college-level course designed to provide up-to-date, research-based information and clinical competency validation for the provision of professional lactation care. This 95-hour course is offered online in a self-paced format with videos, self-check questions, weekly office hours and competency verification. The research and competency-based lactation management training provides:
Comprehensive breastfeeding management training
Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job
Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success
Strategies and tips for special circumstances – premies, Down Syndrome, newborns affected by medications, and more
How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding
Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success
Successful completion of the course signifies that the learner has met the required competencies and has a firm grounding in information and counseling skills required to provide support to breastfeeding mothers and their children.
Our course provides professional development for registered nurses, lactation consultants, and lactation counselors.
Contact Hours: RNs: 95; CLCs: 95 Contact Hours; IBLCs: 90 L-CERPs + 5 ECERPs; College Credit Recommendations: 3
How can this be accessed or purchased?
The training is online delivered in an asynchronous format. It is taken at your own pace. You can register online on our website www.centerforbreastfeeding.org
USLCA does not endorse the use or sale of this product. Post expires November 20th, 2026.