Table 1 Description of selected training courses
Title | Place | Duration | In-person or online learning | Course content | Tuition fee | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lactation Management Course | Alaska | 90 h, 32 contact hours | Not included | Breastfeeding-update for health professionals. Breastfeeding: good for the baby. Better for women. Mother kangaroo: affection that saves lives. Parental care. Clinical course on breastfeeding management. Extended course of breastfeeding management | Not included | [24] |
Lactation Course for Health Professionals | Australia | 120 h | In-person and Online learning | Early days to 12 months, Anatomy & Physiology, Sociology, Psychology & Counselling, Endocrinology & Biochemistry, Pregnancy, Birth & Nutrition, Immunology & Pathology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Prematurity / Technology, Public Health/ Ethical & Legal issues, Research. | $496 (750 AUD) | [25] |
Clinical Lactation Management | Brazil | 100 h | Online | Breastfeeding Benefits for the infant, woman and society, Real and alleged causes of early weaning, Psychophysiology and Lactation Techniques, Complementary food and return to work, Resolving the most common complications, Counseling - The Art of Listening. | $64 (R$281.6) | [26] |
Lactation Consultant Training | Canada | 108 h | In person | Anatomy and physiology of the infant and breast, Nutrition and Biochemistry, Immunology and infectious diseases, Pregnancy, Labor, Birth & 1st Week of Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Techniques & Equipment, Not enough Milk & Premature Babies, Artificial Infant Milk & WHO Code, Counselling and Communication, Ethics and Breastfeeding, Pharmacology and Breastfeeding. | $1500 USD | [27] |
Breastfeeding Consultant Training for Health Professionals | Denmark | 90 h | In-person | 3 modules – more information upon request | Not included | [28] |
South Africa Certified Lactation Consultants (SACLC): Post- Graduate Lactation- specific Course | South Africa | 100 h | In-person and online | Scientific aspects of Lactation, Nutrition, Immunology and Infectious diseases, pathological conditions that may affect breastfeeding conditions, environmental effects on breast milk, South African National Health Policy, HIV, WHO code, ESPGHAN and BFHI policies and implementation of it in South Africa, needs of a developing / developed country. | $760 (R11400) | [29] |
WABA and the Infant Feeding Consortium | South East Asia- Malaysia | 2 weeks | In-person | Components of Breastmilk, Anatomy, Positioning, Opportunities and Challenges, Management, Etiologies, Treatment Milk Supply, Pharmacology Milk Storage, Excessive Lactation, Weaning from Breast-feeding, Basic Concepts of Re-lactation, Induced Lactation, and HIV and breastfeeding. | $3500 USD | [21] |
University Expert in Consulting and Advice on Breastfeeding | Spain | 900 h | Online learning | Communication and Education in breastfeeding, Anatomy and Physiology, normal process of breastfeeding and feeding, Special situations and maternal difficulties, Special situations and maternal difficulties, Neonatal difficulties in breastfeeding, TFE, Sociology of breastfeeding, Legislation, research and health publish. | $976 (900 Euros) | [30] |
Breastfeeding Specialist course | United Kingdom | 120 h | In-person | Anatomy and physiology, milk composition, Position and attachment, Breast pathologies, Breast surgeries and management of undersupply, Counselling/communication skills and connection, Ankyloglossia/Tongue ties, Breastfeeding devices. | $1400 (£1080) | [31] |
Lactation Counselor Training Course | United States | 52 h | In-person | Breastfeeding management training, Practical skills, Time-saving hospital strategies, Strategies and tips for special circumstances, e.g. Down Syndrome, newborns affected by medications, and more, Communication skills to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding, Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success. | $685 USD | [32] |