The Art and Science of Breastfeeding course, May 25 cohort

Breastfeeding London Course

Prepares candidates to sit the International Board Lactation Consultant Examiners exam

Course Curriculum

1. Timetable
2. Course Introduction
3. INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: Introduce yourself to the group :-)
4. INVITATION: Join your cohort's WhatsApp group
5. INDEPENDENT STUDY MODULE
6. VIDEO: CLINICAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME (Feedback from student)
7. Course Introduction
8. DOCUMENT: Guide to the Baby Friendly Standards UNICEF UK
1. Course Zoom Link
2. REFERENCES: SD-1
3. ACTIVITY: Internal anatomy of the breast (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
4. ACTIVITY: External & Internal anatomy of the breast (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
5. ACTIVITY: THE MISSING WORD (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
6. ACTIVITY: THE LACTOGENESIS FLOW (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
7. ACTIVITY: Anatomy of the breast (internal and external) ANSWERS
8. WEBINAR: part 1
9. WEBINAR: part 2 WHO CODE
10. QUIZ: WHO CODE VIOLATION
11. VIDEO: THE COST OF NOT BREASTFEEDING
12. VIDEO: THE SISTERHOOD
13. VIDEO: YOU SEE, THEY SEE: FORMULA MILK MARKETING AND INFANT FEEDING
14. VIDEO: WHO CODE EXPLAINED BY DAVID CLARK
15. VIDEO: POEM EMBARASSED
16. VIDEO: CALL FOR ACTION UNICEF
17. VIDEO: IBFAN AND THE ENACTMENT OF THE WHO CODE
18. DOCUMENT: Websites and organisations that are funded by the formula milk industry
19. DOCUMENT: the WHO CODE
20. DOCUMENT: PROTECTING INFANT HEALTH WORKERS" GUIDE TO THE WHO CODE
21. DOCUMENT: THE WHO CODE PROTECTING INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION (OPTIONAL)
22. DOCUMENT: The International Code and relevant WHA resolutions
23. ASSIGNMENT: THE WHO CODE
24. INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: The Skywhale
25. MOVIE: TIGERS (OPTIONAL)
26. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-2: Non-latching babies
3. VIDEO: SWALLOWING
4. EVIDENCE-BASED SINGING: LET THEM FEED FROM AUSTRALIA
5. VIDEO: breastfeeding attachment (Global Health Media)
6. VIDEO: anatomy and physiology
7. VIDEO: Kareleen Girbble the Benefits of Breastfeeding
8. LEAFLET: BF TWINS AND TRIPLETS
9. GROUP ACTIVITY: P&A role play (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
10. REFERENCES FOR SD-2
11. VIDEO: Baby Led Breasteeding
12. VIDEO: BREASTFEEDING WITH LARGE BREASTS WITH NANCY MOHRBACHER IBCLC
13. VIDEO: ZERO SEPARATION DR NILS BERGMAN
14. VIDEO: ANATOMY OF THE SUCTION
15. DOCUMENT: Cranial Nerves (PLEASE DOWNLOAD OR PRINT)
16. DOCUMENT: Muscles of Mastication (PLEASE DOWNLOAD OR PRINT)
17. DOCUMENT: Oral anatomy (PLEASE DOWNLOAD OR PRINT)
18. DOCUMENT: Skull Bones (PLEASE DOWNLOAD OR PRINT)
19. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR CLINICAL CASES (EMBEDED)
3. REFERENCES FOR SD-3
4. ACTIVITY: Human milk components chart (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
5. QUIZ: human milk composition recap (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
6. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Allergic Proctcolitis
7. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Oversupply
8. VIDEO: risks of not breastfeeding
9. VIDEO: TED MED on benefits of breastfeeding
10. LEAFLET: BF AND REFLUX
11. LEAFLET: CMPA
12. VIDEO: THE MICROBIOME
13. EVIDENCE-BASED SINGING! TEACH ME HOW TO BREASTFEED
14. VIDEO: TED MED WHAT WE DON'T KNOW OF MOTHERS MILK
15. POSTER: WHAT IS IN BREAST MILK
16. ACTIVITY: oversupply, colic, GER and allergies (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
17. VIDEO: Shell Bank, IBCLC, on GORD
18. LEAFLET: RISKS OF NOT BREASTFEEDING
19. LEAFLET: IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN MILK IABLE
20. VIDEO: Human Milk
21. DOCUMENT: Screening Tool for GERD
22. ARTICLE: LIPASE IN HUMAN MILK
23. DOCUMENT: Food diary to identify potential triggers
24. LEAFLET: Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctcolitis (FPIAP)
25. LEAFLET: Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
26. DOCUMENT: Risks associated to Formula Feeding (Answers to activity)
27. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-4: Other breast pathologies
3. VIDEO: Lymphatic Massage for the Breast During Pregnancy and Lactation
4. WEBSITE: Breast pictures and breast pathologies
5. ACTIVITY: Differential diagnosis activity (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
6. Activity: Raynauds versus thrush (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD AND HAVE SCISSORS)
7. ACTIVITY: SORE NIPPLES/BREASTS TREATMENT (Please download or print)
8. DOCUMENT: sore nipple etiologies other than thrush
9. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Mastitis
10. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Pain
11. VIDEO: THE BASICS OF BREAST MASSAGE MAYA BOLMAN IBCLC
12. VIDEO: JAPANESE OKETANI BREAST MASSAGE
13. VIDEO: WOUND HEALING
14. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Mastitis revised
15. REFERENCES SD-4
16. VIDEO: PolyMem Wound healing how it works
17. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-5: Breastfeeding and postnatal adaptation
3. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Galactogogues
4. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Anti-depressants
5. VIDEO: BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY WITH SILICONE IMPLANTS
6. LEAFLET: LACTOGENIC FOODS
7. ACTIVITY: Bingo low supply markers game (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
8. ACTIVITY: quiz on breasteeding after surgeries (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
9. REFERENCES SD-5
10. ACTIVITY: weight gain (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
11. ACTIVITY: scenarios (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
12. VIDEO: PTSD AND BIRTH SHEILA KITZINGER
13. LEAFLET: BREASTFEEDING AFTER SURGERY IABLE
14. WEBSITE: LIST OF GALACTOGOGUES FROM LISA MARASCO IBCLC AND DIANA WEST IBCLC
15. DOCUMENT: NICE GUIDELINES ON FATLERING GROWTH 2017
16. DOCUMENT: Oral galactagogues (natural therapies or drugs) Cochrane Systematic Review 2020
17. ARTICLE: SELECTION AND USE OF GALACTOGOGUES (2015)
18. VIDEO: INCISION WHICH IS BEST?
19. VIDEO: TREVOR's CHESTFEEDING STORY
20. VIDEO: MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
21. Feedback Form
22. DOCUMENT: GALACTOGOGUE HERBS (please consult a Qualified Herbalist)
23. VIDEO: BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY
24. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. Webinar: Supporting LGBTQIA+
3. DOCUMENT: IBLCE Scope of practice
4. DOCUMENT: Style Guidelines for Written IBCLC Professional Resources
5. DOCUMENT: Advisory opinion IBCLE
6. DOCUMENT: IBLCE Code of Prof. Conduct
7. ACTIVITY: scenarios for Ethics session (PLEASE PRINT OR DOWNLOAD)
8. DOCUMENT: IBCLE Clinical competencies
9. DOCUMENT: IBCLE Detailed content outline
10. RESEARCH ARTICLE 1 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 1)
11. RESEARCH ARTICLE 2 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 2)
12. RESEARCH ARTICLE 3 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 3)
13. RESEARCH ARTICLE 4 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 4)
14. RESEARCH ARTICLE 5 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 5)
15. RESEARCH ARTICLE 6 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 6)
16. RESEARCH ARTICLE 7 (PRINT OR DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE ARE IN GROUP 7)
17. ARTICLE: HOW DO IBCLCs MANAGE ETHICAL DILEMMAS A QUALITATIVE STUDY
18. REFERENCES SD-6
19. The Alchemy of Connection
20. COURSE: Introduction to Statistics (OPTIONAL)
21. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-7: ANKYLOGLOSSIA
3. ACTIVITY: Crosswords (Print or download)
4. LEAFLET: SUCK TRAINING
5. VIDEO: TONGUE-TIE DIVISION
6. VIDEO: TT DIVISION KATIE FISHER IBCLC
7. VIDEO: How does TT affect bottle feeding
8. VIDEO: WOUND HEALING
9. Holly Churcher, RN, RM, IBCLC and TT divider
10. DOCUMENT: HAZELBAKER ASSESSMENT TOOL
11. POSITION PAPER: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Ankyloglossia Statement
12. References SD-7
13. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. PUBLICATION: Three Continents, Two Fathers, One Donor: A Non-Puerperal Relactation Case Study by Indira Lopez-Bassols
3. WEBINAR SD-8: Donor milk banking
4. LEAFLET: HELPING A PARENT RELACTATE
5. LEAFLET: ALTERNATIVE FEEDING METHODS
6. LEAFLET: BOTTLE REFUSAL IABLE
7. PODCAST: latest pumping technology by IABLE
8. VIDEO: CUP FEEDING A BABY IABLE
9. VIDEO: DONATING HUMAN MILK
10. PUBLICATION: NON PUERPERAL INDUCED LACTATION BY CLAUDIA GORGATI
11. Feedback Form
12. References SD-8
13. DOCUMENT: the flange fits guide
14. DOCUMENT: POWER PUMPING
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-9: Stages within breastfeeding (by invited author Emma Pickett, IBCLC)
3. Feedback Form
4. References SD-9
5. ACTIVITY: Weaning Plan
6. ACTIVITY: Scenarios
1. Course Zoom Link
2. WEBINAR SD-10: Antenatal breastfeeding preparation for couples/mothers
3. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Late Preterm
4. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine NICU graduate going home
5. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Cleft Lip/palate
6. VIDEO: Management of breasteeding in labour and delivery ABM
7. PUBLICATION: Assisted Nursing: A Case Study of An Infant With a Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate by Indira Lopez-Bassols
8. LEAFLET: FEEDING A BABY WITH A CLEFT
9. LEAFLET: BF C-BIRTH AND EPIDURALS
10. PODCAST: the 4th Trimester by the IABLE
11. VIDEO: NURSING DOWN SYNDROME BABY
12. VIDEO: BREATFEEDING YOUR PREM BABY
13. VIDEO: BOTTLE FEEDING SIDEWAYS
14. VIDEO: Breastfeeding and Late Preterm Dr. Boies ABM
15. VIDEO: Antental expression of colostrum
16. Feedback Form
17. LEAFLET: FEEDING A BABY WITH DOWN SYNDROME
18. REFERENCES SD-10
1. Course Zoom Link
2. VIDEO: Medications and human milk
3. Feedback Form
4. References SD-11
5. SD11 Slides summary
6. Activity Breastfeeding and Medications
7. Medications/Drugs and Breastfeeding
8. Video: Jaundice Metabolism
9. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Hypoglycemia (revised 2021)
10. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Jaundice
11. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Substance Use and Breastfeeding (Revised 2023)
12. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Antidepressants (2015)
13. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Radiology (2019)
14. Medications and Breastfeeding Game
15. Ballard score
16. Newborn Examination to revise (IBCLC doesn't need to complete a full physical assessment, just refer deviation from normality)
17. Neonatal Reflexes
18. BAPM Identification and Management of Neonatal Hypoglycaemia in the Full-Term Infant (Birth – 72 hours) 2024
19. WEBINAR: Newborn Examination by Costanza Evangelio
1. Course Zoom Link
2. Webinar SD12: PDF summary
3. PROTOCOL: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine LGBTQ+ Patients
4. PUBLICATION: The Alchemy of Human connection by Indira Lopez-Bassols
5. ARTICLE: Losing Women, Losing Breastfeeding: A Crisis of Words
6. Article: How to respect My Name
7. VIDEO: RENE BROWN
8. PDF SUMMARY OF SD12-BENAIFER
9. Feedback Form
1. Course Zoom Link
2. PODCAST: Becoming an IBCLC is not easy
3. LEAFLET: BED SHARING
4. DOCUMENT: CLINICAL NOTES (Please download or print)
5. VIDEO: Co-Sleeping With Infants: Science, Public Policy, and Parents Civil Rights, with James McKenna, PhD
6. ABM Bedsharing and Breastfeeding Protocol
7. References SD-13
8. Feedback Form

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The Art and Science of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding London Course

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