ibclc Certification Bundle -
Foundations Done Live
Price: $750
This comprehensive program is designed to fully equip you for a career as an IBCLC and to meet the eligibility requirements for the IBCLC Exam after completing our Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care course.
It fulfills all remaining IBLCE education requirements, including an additional 50 hours of lactation-specific education to reach the required 95 hours, 5 hours of lactation-related communication skills training, and 2 hours of WHO Code education.
The program also provides essential exam preparation tools, including a detailed study guide, multiple practice exams, and an extensive question bank with over 2,100 questions—ensuring a unique mock exam experience every time.
Details
- Students will have 1 year to complete the course.
- This course is 50 hours.
- This course fulfills the Lactation Specific Education requirement to be eligible for the IBCLC exam.
- This course fulfills the education focused on communication skills requirement to be eligible for the IBCLC exam.
This course fulfills the WHO Code education requirement to be eligible for the IBCLC exam.
Education Credits
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 50 L CERPs
- Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 50 Hours
- Communication Skills Education: Directly Related to Lactation - 5 Hours
- WHO Code Education - 2 Hours
- California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 50 Hours (RNs Only)
Topics covered
Development and Nutrition
Infant
1. Feeding behaviours at different ages
2. Food intolerances/allergies
3. Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
4. WHO guidelines for introducing complementary foods
5. Low birth weight and very low birth weight
6. Milk banking – formal and informal
7. Normal infant behaviours
8. Nutritional requirements – including preterm
9. Preterm development, growth, and behaviours (including late preterm)
10. Skin tone, muscle tone, reflexes
11. Term development and growth
12. WHO growth charts with gestational age adjustment
13. Stooling and voiding
Parental
1. Breast development and growth (typical and atypical)
2. Surgeries that may impact supply
3. Composition of human milk
4. Maternal anatomical challenges
5. Parental nutritional status
6. Nipple structure and variations
7. Nipple modifications (e.g., piercings, tattoos)
Physiology and Endocrinology
Physiology of Lactation
1. Relactation
2. Infertility issues
3. Inducing lactation
4. Pregnancy and bodyfeeding – tandem
5. Multiples (e.g., twins, triplets)
Endocrinology
1. Hormonal influence of milk production
2. Diabetes
3. Parental hormonal disorders (e.g., pituitary, thyroid, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
4. Parental autoimmune disorders
5. Newborn hypoglycemia
Pathology
Infant
1. Ankyloglossia
2. Cleft lip and palate
3. Congenital anomalies (e.g., gastrointestinal, cardiac)
4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), reflux
5. Hyperbilirubinemia
6. Infant neurological disabilities
7. Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
8. Infant acute disease (e.g., infectious, cardiac, metabolic)
9. Vertically transmitted infections (e.g., HIV, Hepatitis B)
10. Esophageal atresia
11. Inborn error of metabolism
12. Infant cancer
13. Infant GI anomalies
Parental
1. Abscess
2. Milk ejection reflex dysfunction
3. Acute disease (e.g., infectious, cardiac, metabolic)
4. Chronic disease
5. Disability (physical and neurological)
6. Mastitis
7. Milk supply, low or over
8. Anatomy conditions
9. Nipple pain and trauma
10. Post-partum hemorrhage
11. Pre-eclampsia / pregnancy induced hypertension
12. Cancer
Pharmacology and Toxicology
A. Alcohol
B. Nicotine and tobacco
C. Cannabis
D. Medications (e.g., prescriptions, over-the-counter, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, aids to labor and delivery)
E. Drugs of abuse
F. Contraception
G. Galactagogues
H. Gel dressings/nipple creams
I. Herbs and supplements
J. Chemotherapy/radiation therapy/radioactive scans
Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology
A. Transition to parenthood
B. Birth practices
C. Foods to eat/avoid that influence lactation
D. Employment – beginning or returning to work
E. Family lifestyle
F. Identifying support networks
G. Parental mental health
H. Parental psychological/cognitive issues
I. Lactating family dyad relationship
J. Safe sleep
K. Weaning
L. Cultural awareness
Techniques
A. Effective milk transfer (including medically-indicated supplementation)
B. First hour
C. Latching (attaching)
D. Managing supply
E. Milk expression (e.g., pumping, hand expression, leakage)
F. Positioning the feeding dyad (hands-off)
G. Refusal of nipple, teat and bottle
H. Skin-to-skin (kangaroo care)
Clinical Skills
Equipment and Technology
1. Feeding devices (e.g., tubes at breast, cups, syringes, teats, paladai)
2. Handling and storage of human milk
3. Nipple devices (e.g., shields, everters)
4. Dummies (pacifiers)
5. Pumps
6. Scales (e.g., accuracy, precision, operation)
7. Communication technology (e.g., virtual visits, translation or interpretation services, websites)
Education and Communication
1. Active listening
2. Anticipatory guidance
3. Care plan development and sharing
4. Educating mothers and families
5. Educating professionals, peers, and students
6. Emotional support
7. Empowerment
8. Group support
Ethical and Legal Issues
1. Nursing in public
2. Clinical competencies
3. Code of Professional Conduct (CPC)
4. Principles of confidentiality
5. WHO code – advocacy and policy
Research
1. Apply evidence-based practice
2. Interpret research results
3. Use research to help develop policies and protocols
4. Design research (including gaining ethical permission)
5. Participate in surveys and data collection
Public Health and Advocacy
1. Advocate for Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)
2. Advocate for compliance with World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (WHO Code)
3. Advocate for the family dyad in healthcare system
4. Develop lactation-related policies
5. Advocate to government / health ministries
6. Bodyfeeding in emergency situations (e.g., natural disasters, personal emergencies)
The above topics across the different perinatal periods
General principles (including preconception)
Prenatal - parental
Labour - paternal / birth - perinatal
Prematurity (including late preterm)
Prematurity (including late preterm)
0 - 2 days
3 - 14 days
15 – 28 days
1 - 3 months
4 - 6 months
7 - 12 months
Beyond 12 months
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Wonderful course! So full of amazing information and helpful tools!
Great course! I learned a lot from the content that was provided. The information was up to date. This class is a must for anyone wanting to be an IBCLC. I'm glad I took this class.
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