Course contents
Introduction
Protection of Breastfeeding [Domain 1]
- 1 The International Code and WHA resolutions
- 2 Subsequent relevant WHA resolutions
- 3 National implementation of the International Code
A Code History Timeline
Marketing - the role of the International Code
- 1 Products covered by the International Code
- 1.1 Code Violations
- 2
- 2.1
- 2.2 Health care workers and the Code
- 2.3 Marketing is NOT education
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 3 If you would like to know more about Code Monitoring (optional)
Understanding the importance of skin-to-skin
Infant innate behaviours
Skin-to-skin and the role of the Health Worker
Addressing barriers to skin-to-skin
The loving relationship
- 1 Bonding
- 2
- 3 Skills Competency
Postnatal Interventions
- 1 Separation of mother/birthing parent and newborn
- 2
- 3 Effect on oxytocin
- 4
- 5 Birth is a sensitive period
The chemistry of feeding
Special needs and infant challenges [Domain 6]
- 1 Challenges
- 2 Identified during pregnancy
- 3 Identified during birthing
- 4 Identified postpartum
- 5 When a referral is needed
The 'late preterm' 'early term' baby
Ankyloglossia
- 1 Ankyloglossia (tongue tie)
- 2
- 3
- 3.1
- 3.1.1 Treatment
- 3.1.1.1 Frenotomy
- 3.1.1.2 Supportive team care
- 3.1.1 Treatment
- 3.2
- 3.1
Managing common difficulties
Engorgement
- 1
- 2 Engorgement
- 2.1 Breast fullness
- 2.1.1 Signs and Symptoms
- 2.1 Breast fullness
- 3 Engorgement
- 4
- 5 Heat or cold?
Hyperlactation
- 1 Hyperlactation
- 2 Signs and Symptoms of Hyperlactation
- 3 Clinical management
- 4 What is Block Feeding?
- 5 Herbal therapies
Supplementation
- 1 Step 6 of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (revised 2018):
- 2 Human milk substitutes
- 3
- 4 Supplementing the breastfed infant
- 5
- 6 What effect do supplements have?
- 7 Unit Activity
- 8 Skills Competency
Feeding-line device at the breast or chest
- 1
- 2
- 3 When to choose an at-breast feed line
- 4 Clinical tip
- 5 How to use a tube-feeding device at the breast
Cup feeding
- 1
- 2 When to choose cup feeding
- 2.1 How to cup feed
- 2.1.1 Equipment
- 2.1 How to cup feed
Finger Feeding
- 1
- 2 When to consider finger feeding
- 3 How to finger feed
- 4
- 4.1 Equipment
- 4.2 Preparation
- 4.3 Technique