Confident Breastfeeding

Our free e-learning courses empower parents to be in control of their own breastfeeding journey, while ensuring that their families, healthcare providers, employers, and communities have the resources to effectively support them.

Free

Essentials of breastfeeding

  • Identify main components of breastmilk and its adaptability.
  • Describe the impact of breastmilk and breastfeeding on the health of mothers and infants.
  • Identify pre- and postnatal dietary and nutritional requirements for mothers.
  • Assess the veracity of common beliefs about breastfeeding.
Free

Establishing breastfeeding

  • Describe responsive feeding and its importance.
  • Assess milk transfer and proper latching.
  • Communicate recommended breastfeeding practices and their key advantages.
  • Identify cultural determinants to breastfeeding and assess the role of family legacy.
Free

Maintaining breastfeeding in the community

  • Determine key physical, psychological, and structural issues facing women regarding breastfeeding.
  • Associate key factors contributing to a positive environment with encouraging and facilitating breastfeeding.
  • Identify the characteristics of a breastfeeding-friendly workspace.
  • Identify and assess key communication approaches to support breastfeeding.