Breastfeeding Educator Certification

Exceeds IBCLC Lactation Education Requirements

Breastfeeding Educator Certification (BEC) Human Milk Feeding Certification assists families with breastfeeding and nourishing their infant with confidence and pride!

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Breastfeeding Educator Certification Outline

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Want to help families? This is the program for you.

You will be a qualified breastfeeding consultant when you complete the Breastfeeding Educator Certification (BEC) program. Consult with families, teach, support, and educate on breastfeeding and related issues and policies. This program exceeds the IBCLE education guidelines.

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3-Monthly Payments of $235.00

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CLASSES

What will I learn?

Course Requirements:

Complete all online activities.
Read all required reading materials.
Attend local breastfeeding organizations in your local community.
Work for clients in your community.
Complete activities to help you assist families.
Final Exam for Certification and IBCLC Prep.

400+ hour educational program.

You will have access to over 40 educational lectures. The classroom lectures are from scientists, educators, IBCLCs, inclusive course materials, nursing position guides, updates, relevant supportive resources, etc. We also have great bonuses like flashcard templates to help you prep for IBCLC, our nursing position e-book, and much more.

Just the tip of what you will learn

Learn to assist parents postpartum.
The importance of a BEC
How to support with latching, plugged ducts, mastitis, pumping, and general lactation issues.
Breast anatomy and physiology- hormones, anatomical structure, physiology.
Nutrition for the infant and nursing parent.
Benefits of human milk feeding for parents, infants, and the community.
Examination and care techniques, structures, positioning, and tools to assist clients.
Attend local breastfeeding meetings and learn about regional breastfeeding options.
The importance of breastfeeding support for families, parental health, and infant health.
Nutritional aspects of nursing and the importance of social health
Support breastfeeding/chestfeeding normalcy
Support and education for parents who are having issues with lactation
Supporting the NICU family.
Universal precautions, and so much more.
Professional Scope of Practice

OBJECTIVES

Breastfeeding Educator Certification

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Client Care

Learn to care for clients and their infant feeding needs with compassionate and supportive care.

Ethics
HIPPA
Clinical Observations
Client and Clinical Confidentiality

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Anatomy and Physiology of Breastfeeding

Anatomy of Lactation
Physiology of Lactation
Hormonal Influences of Lactation
Infant Oral Anatomy and
Development
Sucking Skills
Human Milk Ejection Reflex
Human Milk Composition
Immunological Benefits of Human Milk
Lactation Biology
Mammary Gland Structure
Mammary Gland Development

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Terminology and Practice Information

Terminology and Practice Information
BEC Documentation
Universal Precautions

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Initiating Feedings

Initiating Feedings
Breastfeeding/chestfeeding Multiples
What is Chestfeeding?
Breast/Top Surgery
Positioning and Latch
Breast Pumps and Manual Expression and Milk Storage
How to Choose a Breast Pump
Breast Milk: How to Pump Breastmilk and Storage
Breastfeeding Resources and Organizations

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Post Birth Recovery

Post Birth Recovery
Engorgement
Plugged or Blocked Ducts
Thrush/ Candida and Nursing
Mastitis
Lactational Abscess
Benefits of Placental Encapsulation

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Nutrition

Nutrition for the Nursing Parent
Nutritional Guidelines
Growth Charts

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Medications and Nursing

Medications and Nursing
Safety and Considerations
Medicine Classifications for Lactation and what they mean.
Medication Resources

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Partners

Partners and the World Around Us and its Effects on Nursing
History of Lactation
Disparities in Nursing
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding
LGBTQIA+ Support
LGBTQIA+ Family Support
Heath Disparities in Populations

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When Nursing Fails

When nursing fails.
Supporting Clients
Offering Support in All Forms

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Infant and Parental Health

Infant and Parent Health Concerns
Epigenetic Effects on Human Breastfeeding Resource

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Issues

Breast/ Chest Related Problems
Anomalies and Variations
Common Issues like: Nipple Variations, Plugged Ducts, Mastitis, Abscess, Dermatoses, Candidiasis
Milk Blister, Mammoplasty, Surgery, Lumps Galactoceles, Bleeding from the Breast/Chest Tissue, Breast Cancer, Fibrocystic Changes
Tongue, Lip, and Buccal Ties
Weaning

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Counseling Skills and Business

Counseling Skills and Business
Ethics and Confidentiality
Running a business
What you need to get started on the right track.
Small Business Taxes

TESTIMONIALS

What Our Students Say

I loved that I was able to go at my own pace. I also liked what was put in a way that I could fully understand. I also liked the diversity in the reading material. I wouldn’t change a thing!