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Online education is offered on a variety of topics. This education is essential for any healthcare professional or individual who works with new families and their newborns. Please see course offerings for more information!

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Pricing:

2 Hour Modules: $30 each
2.5 Hour Modules: $40 each
3 Hour Modules: $50 each
3.5 Hour Modules: $60 each
4 Hour Modules: $70 each

Online Excellence in Care with the Ten Steps
Individual: $125
Institutional/Group: Starts at $85 per person *
* 5% discount does not apply for institutional/group contracts.

Best Practice: Managing Early Feeding Challenges
$50

** 5% discount when you purchase six or more modules!

IBCLC Certification and Recertification

IBCLC Certification

Certification Bundle

95 hours & 5 hours in Communication Skills Education

This Certification Bundle is a complete core program to prepare you for your career as an IBCLC. This course meets all the IBLCE education requirements (95 hours of lactation specific education, and 5 hours of education on communication skills that are directly related to lactation and breastfeeding/chestfeeding/bodyfeeding care) making you eligible to sit for the exam. This course all has a study guide, multiple practice exams and over a 1,100+ question bank which means no mock exam will ever be the same.

For completing your course you also earn your CLE - Certified Lactation Educator designation.

Details

  • Students will have 2 years to complete the course.

Learning Objectives

  • Please find complete course catalogue and learning objectives here.
  • Pricing

    • $950.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 95 Hours
    • Communication Skills Education: Directly Related to Lactation - 5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 95 Hours (RNs Only)
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 95 L CERPs

    Certification Hybrid

    varies by individual needs

    Did you start your lactation education elsewhere - maybe work in-service or online? Are you wanting to take a combination of live programs (which we have) with online education? No matter what your situation, Evergreen Perinatal Education can fulfill the remainder of your IBLCE education requirements here with a personalised plan.

    Details

    • Students will have 1 year (366 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Personalised plan will come with Syllabus & Learning Objectives
  • Pricing

    • $10 per credit + $25 Personalization Fee

    Education Credits

    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - x Hours
    • Communication Skills Education: Directly Related to Lactation - x Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - x Hours (RNs Only)
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - x L CERPs

    Advanced Updates and Certification Strategies

    13 hours

    Hone your skills and knowledge as you prepare to certify or recertify as an IBCLC. Join like-minded peers in a fast-moving program with two IBCLC instructors who have been in the profession since its first years. Both have certified and recertified 8 times, including the new recertification process.

    This will be a quick review of the key education requirements from the IBLCE Detailed Content Outline to help prepare you to ace your IBLCE Exam whether for Certification or Recertification. Intertwined with these established facts will be new and exciting research findings or just things we find intriguing.

    There is proctoring of mock IBLCE exams with both picture and multiple-choice sections and a study guide provided.

    This course is also available in-person, check them out here.

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.
    • Study Guide will be provided
    • Mock exams will be proctored

    Learning Objectives

  • Organisational policy-making
  • Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes: The International Code
  • The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
  • Evidence for breastfeeding/chestfeeding promotion
  • Deterrents to chestfeeding/breastfeeding support
  • Importance of prenatal education
  • Culture's influence on breastfeeding/chestfeeding promotion and care
  • Hormones of Breast Development
  • Secretory Differentiation (Lactogenesis Stage I)
  • Parental internal and external anatomy
  • Labour medications, hospital practices
  • Preventing complications- hypoglycaemia
  • Secretory Activation (Lactogenesis Stage II), Delays in milk volume increase
  • Physiology of milk production, Prolactin receptor theory
  • How often do babies eat?
  • How much do babies eat?
  • Latch and positioning for first feedings (anything new?)
  • Take Charge- is there a place for this?
  • Infant oral anatomy- (suck, dysfunctional, challenging feedings, infant reflexes)
  • Components of human milk
  • Vitamin D supplementation
  • Human milk and the immune system
  • Differences in human, bovine and other milks
  • Failure to thrive, poor weight gain
  • Anticipated milk production, weight gain
  • Assessment process
  • Parental endocrine pathology
  • Hyperbilirubinaemia, metabolic disease
  • Infections
  • Vasospasm
  • Engorgement
  • Plugged Ducts
  • Cultural galactagogues
  • Allergies and food intolerances
  • Principles of medications and drugs
  • Principles of environmental pollutants in human milk
  • What is "best practice" for preterm care?
  • Pricing

    • $175.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 13CERPs (12 L & 1 E)
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 13 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 13 Hours (RNs Only)

    IBCLC Recertification

    Recertification Bundle (Recertification by IBLCE Exam – AKA Exam Prep)

    71 hours

    You have been an IBCLC for years. You know the material because you have lived the material. But do you feel that you need a comprehensive review of the material? When was the last time you went through breast anatomy and the hormones of milk production? This is the bundle for you. It is a good review of what you already know. It provides new updates on materials, protocols and language. This is accompanied by a study guide and multiple mock exams.

    *You will need to take complete a basic life support course, Evergreen Perinatal Education does not have one. You likely will have already taken one for work. These count as 3 R-CERPS.

    Details

    • Students will have 1 year (366 days) to complete the course.
    • Study Guide will be provided
    • Mock exams will be proctored

    Learning Objectives

  • Please find complete course catalogue and learning objectives here.
  • Pricing

    • $700.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 71 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 71 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 71 Hours (RNs Only)

    Recertification Bundle (Recertification by CERPs)

    75 hours

    Have taken the Self-Assessment Exam? If not, go take that. IBLCE will send you your Personalised Professional Development Plan with your scores. You are then required to receive 5 CERPS in all the topics you scored a 75% or lower in. For the remainder of CERPs ( 50 L-CERPs, 5 E-CERPs, 17 additional CERPs) it is your choice. Now, this seems complex trying to figure out how to complete all 75 CERPs, but Evergreen Perinatal Education can help. With your Self-Assessment Scores (or a copy of your Personalised Professional Development Plan) we can make you a bundle that meets your CERPs requirements.

    *You will need to complete a basic life support course, Evergreen Perinatal Education does not have one. You likely will have already taken one for work. These count as 3 R-CERPs.

    Details

    • Students will have 1 year (366 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Personalised plan will come with Syllabus & Learning Objectives
  • Pricing

    • $750 + $25 Personalization Fee

    Education Credits

    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 75 Hours
    • Communication Skills Education: Directly Related to Lactation - 75 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 75 Hours (RNs Only)
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 75 L CERPs

    Recertification Hybrid

    varies by individual needs

    Did you start your lactation education elsewhere - maybe work in-service or online? Are you wanting to take a combination of live programs (which we have) with online education? No matter what your situation, Evergreen Perinatal Education can fulfil the remainder of Recertification by CERPs requirement here with a personalised plan. For more information on the process, see above Recertification Bundle. Just remember, in addition to sharing your Self-Assessment Scores (or a copy of your Personalised Professional Development Plan), make sure to share the other education you have completed (CERPs hour and type, and if possible Detailed Content Outline topics).

    Details

    • Students will have 1 year (366 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Personalised plan will come with Syllabus & Learning Objectives
  • Pricing

    • $10 per credit + $25 Personalization Fee

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - x L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - x Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - x Hours (RNs Only)

    Course offerings

    Click on a course title to obtain detailed information on learning objectives, topics to be covered for each course and to register.

    Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care

    52 hours & designation as a Certified Lactation Educator

    Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care is a complete core program to begin practice in evidence-based breastfeeding/chestfeeding/bodyfeeding and lactation care. This 24 lecture course is essential education for any healthcare professional or individual who works with parents and their newborns, or as the beginning process for becoming a lactation consultant (IBCLC). This in-depth course enables participants to provide accurate, current and consistent information about chestfeeding/breastfeeding/bodyfeeding and lactation and to support new families in feeding their babies from birth through the process of weaning.

    Registered Nurses, International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and Registered Dietitians will earn Continuing Education credits. Candidates preparing to sit for their first IBCLC certification examination will earn instructional hours in topics on the IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners) Detailed Content Outline.

    Details

    • Students will have 12 months to complete the course. Most students finish in 3 months or less.
    • The course is divided into 24 learning modules.
    • At the end of each module, there is an exam to test your understanding of the material. You must pass the exam before moving to the next module in the series. To receive credit for the course, you must pass all module exams with a score of 85% or better.
    • Designation as a Certified Lactation Educator (CLE) indicates completion of 50, or more hours of lactation education. It is valid for five years, but it is not an official credential that requires renewal. Currently, the International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is the only certification that is considered optimal, of the highest standard and recognized world-wide. We always hope that individuals will go on to pursue that title. (More information on the requirements for becoming an IBCLC can be found at the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners website.)
    • Not ready to take the full course? Students wanting to earn CERPs for recertification or take one or more modules can view & register for individual modules from this course here.

    Pricing

    • $750.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 – 52 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline – 52 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 – 52 Contact Hours (RNs Only)
    • Certified Lactation Educator designation

    Excellence in Care with The Ten Steps

    15 hours

    This 15-hour, online program provides the education cornerstone for hospitals to pursue the designation of "Baby-Friendly" and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to anyone who meets the system requirements. This course explores the rapidly changing role of all healthcare professionals in caring for pregnant and new families and is designed to help hospitals and communities provide the basics of early breastfeeding care, with a focus on implementing The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

    Details

    • Students will have 6 months (180 days) to complete the course.

    Topics Covered

    Please note, the minimum 5 hours of supervised clinical experience required by Baby Friendly USA under Step 2 Training Requirements is not included in Online Excellence in Care with the Ten Steps. Rather, this face-to-face, hands-on workshop can be arranged on-site at the hospital or facility in consultation with Evergreen Perinatal Education.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe barriers to effective communication with women about feeding their babies.
  • List birthing routines that may influence breastfeeding success.
  • Discuss the rationale of skin to skin care for mother and baby
  • Describe how our care influences milk production
  • Describe the basic elements of correct positioning and latch
  • Perform a breastfeeding LATCH score
  • Identify the special needs of babies born too early
  • List ways for mothers to maximize breastmilk production
  • Describe the importance of human milk for human babies
  • List possible negative effects of supplementing babies with breastmilk substitutes.
  • Discuss some marketing tactics used by commercial baby food industries.
  • Evaluate the current AAP recommendation about infant sleep
  • List several possible responses when women request formula, nighttime nursery care
  • Discuss the rationale of restricting pacifier use in the early weeks of breastfeeding
  • Describe infant feeding cues
  • Develop a care plan to help a mother with nipple pain, engorgement, infection
  • Discuss the importance of providing protection and support to childbearing women
  • Pricing

    $125 per person

    Pricing is also available for the following:
    • group rates and subscriptions
    • pricing for the 15-hour or 20-hour in-person Baby Friendly staff training

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 – 15 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline – 15 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 – 15 Contact Hours (RNs Only)
    • Commission on Dietetic Registration CPE hours, Category II, Provider Number: EV001 – 15 CPE Hours (Expire: May 31, 2024)

    Clinical Applications in Lactation Care

    13 hours

    In collaboration with Breastfeeding Conferences, Evergreen Perinatal Education is proud to bring you Clinical Applications in Lactation Care recorded live from Australia. Clinical Applications provides a time to summarize your didactic education and clinical experience, focusing on challenging cases and the critical thinking required for those who are working with infant and child feeding issues in parental-child health. Clinical Applications is an opportunity for any professional experienced in lactation care to view other experienced clinicians and problem solve a variety of cases encountered in the hospital, clinic or community.

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Topics Covered

  • Conflicting Advice and How to Avoid It: Families often say, "Everybody tells us something different about breastfeeding/chestfeeding!" They describe breastfeeding/chestfeeding as difficult and confusing. This session will ask why there is so much conflicting information and consider ways to prevent this through changes in practice.
  • How To Get Good at Facilitating Change: What is your biggest work challenge? Recorded interactive sessions will look at how to identify a work-related problem that is causing stress for you, your colleagues, or the families you work with. We'll explore ways to implement effective changes through simple, evidence-based steps.
  • Complex Case Studies: Practice decisions when confronted with challenging cases (Part One) We will present a variety of cases that may challenge our clinical skills or our professional ethics.
  • The Trouble with Tools: When do they help? When do they hinder? As we acquire more devices and new technology, how do we discern which ones help and which cause problems of their own? We will discuss the use of alternative feeding methods, nipple shields, weighing babies, and pumping.
  • Top Ten Research Articles of the Past 5 Years: A quick review of what's new and exciting, with some tips about finding and understanding research articles.
  • Working Our Way Through the Mastitis Spectrum: Interpreting and utilizing the new Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocol The 2022 publication of a new protocol has created a bit of a buzz in the lactation world. Let's take a good look at what it really says, consider if we need to make practice changes and decide what needs more study and evaluation.
  • PCOS, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: As the rate of obesity increases, and is termed a global epidemic, how does this impact breastfeeding/chestfeeding? An in-depth look at what we know and how we can help.
  • Complex Case Studies: Practice decisions when confronted with challenging cases (Part Two) We will present a variety of cases that may challenge our clinical skills or our professional ethics.
  • Top Ten Research Articles of the Past 5 Years: A quick review of what's new and exciting.
  • "The View from the Mountaintop" This session will look at where we all started and ask where we go from here.
  • Learning Objectives

  • Discuss why conflicting advice is a problem for families and professionals.
  • Discuss the possible consequences of misuse of tools.
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to solve complex lactation cases.
  • List one strategy from Change Theory that you can use to implement a practice change in the healthcare setting.
  • Cite evidence from one scientific study that can inform your lactation care.
  • Discuss the information in the 2022 Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocol on the mastitis spectrum.
  • Employ practical strategies to solve breastfeeding hurdles among birth-parents with obesity.
  • Look back at the history and anticipate the future of our profession.

    Pricing

    $125 per person

    Pricing is also available for the following:
    • group rates and subscriptions
    • pricing for the 15-hour or 20-hour in-person Baby Friendly staff training

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 13 CERPs (10 L & 3 E)
    • 13 instructional hours on the IBLCE Exam Detailed Content Outline (for preparation for first IBLCE exam)
    • Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 13 contact hours (For RNs only)

    Provider Ten Step Education

    4 hours

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Course Description

    This 4-hour online program was specifically designed for maternal-infant healthcare providers and fulfills the education requirements of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. This course focuses on the healthcare provider's role in caring for pregnant and new families and is designed to help hospitals and communities provide the basics of early breastfeeding care, with a focus on implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Though intended for healthcare providers, registration is open to anyone.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe the common barriers to effective communication about feeding babies.
  • Discuss the importance of prenatal care/education in successful breastfeeding.
  • List hospital/early medical routines that influence breastfeeding success.
  • Describe how early practices can influence future milk production.
  • Discuss the importance of positioning and latch/attachment to the breast in preventing nipple pain.
  • List common sense approaches to feeding infants who are born early.
  • Discuss the most effective ways to maximize milk production when mothers are separated from their infants.
  • Identify times for appropriate supplementation of the breastfed baby.
  • Discuss the importance of mothers and infants remaining together in the early days.
  • List the specific risks and treatments for breast and nipple pain.
  • Discuss the importance of collaboration along the healthcare continuum.
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 4 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 4 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 4 Hours (RNs Only)

    Additional Modules

    3 hours each, unless otherwise noted

    The following in-depth, three-hour modules can be used to compliment the Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care or Excellence in Care with the Ten Steps online or in person courses. Use these modules to complete the 90 hours of required lactation education for IBLCE exam eligibility, for continuing education credit, or simply to extend existing knowledge.

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • List the rationale for providing breastfeeding promotion in a prenatal clinic setting
  • Discuss several ways to incorporate breastfeeding promotion into a busy clinic schedules
  • List several things to say that might increase a woman's confidence in breastfeeding
  • Describe the barriers to comfortable discussions about breastfeeding
  • Need objectives on generational differences, etc.
  • Discuss the connection between domestic violence, past sexual abuse and breastfeeding promotion
  • Discuss possible approaches when talking to PG teens
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Influence of old medical traditions on current practice
  • Discuss the possible effects of labor medications on breastfeeding infants and their mothers
  • Evaluate the effects of current newborn assessment standards
  • List several changes in early hospital activities that could positively impact breastfeeding
  • Describe how early hospital routines can impact a newborn's ability to control blood sugar levels
  • Discuss new approaches to Cesarean birth that can enhance breastfeeding success
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the rationale of providing skin to skin care for all newborns
  • Describe the physiological impact when babies and mothers have close contact immediately following birth
  • Describe the specific advantages of "Kangaroo Care" for preterm infants
  • Provide strategies for implementing skin to skin care in hospital practice
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the importance of early positioning for breastfeeding newborns
  • Consider the various methods proposed for early breastfeeding
  • Discuss the importance of avoiding breastfeeding dogma
  • Describe the capabilities of a newborn to breastfeed
  • Complete a LATCH assessment
  • Teaching moms hand expression early post partum
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify the special risks for babies born at < 34 weeks gestation
  • Discuss theories of the causes of premature birth and the impact on health care system
  • Discuss ways to combine optimal feeding practices with high risk neonatal care
  • Discuss common NICU morbidities and how mother's milk can impact them
  • Identify the risk factors for poor milk production for mothers of preterm infants
  • Describe ways to enhance breastfeeding success for the mother of a very premature infant.
  • List ways for mothers of preterm infants to maximize breastmilk production
  • Discuss the rationale of test weights for preterm breastfeeding infants
  • Design a discharge feeding plan for the preterm infant
  • Discuss the importance of early follow-up
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • State the benefits of using donor human milk
  • Summarize the position statements of 2-3 key organisations and agencies about using pasteurised human donor milk
  • Discuss the origins and history of milk banking
  • Summarize the current status of milk banking worldwide
  • Explain why some women share their unpasteurised milk with each other rather than donate it to a milk bank
  • Discuss the safety, quality and risks of shared unpasteurised milk and of pasteurised milk from milk banks
  • Describe how human milk is processed in milk banks
  • Describe how milk banks screen and defer potential donors
  • Describe what you know about any oversight regulations and standards imposed upon milk banks
  • Discuss some current debates about milk banking and milk sharing
  • Discuss possible future developments in the research, technology and processing of human milk
  • List several barriers to milk donations and the use of pasteurised human donor milk
  • Provide accurate information about how and where to refer people who wish to donate milk to a milk bank
  • Prepare scripts or "one-liners" to use when talking to women in different circumstances about donating milk
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 1 E CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify the needs unique to the LGBTQ+ community
  • Understand the terminology and gender-inclusive language
  • Describe the challenges commonly experienced by the LGBTQ+ community
  • Explore the physiology of male lactation
  • Discuss some protocols for induced lactation and increasing milk supply
  • Practice communication skills that foster safety and trust
  • Evaluate forms and information for gender-inclusivity
  • Outline the steps to create a welcoming clinical environment
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 E CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Appreciate the complexity
  • Discuss the progression of development
  • Discuss the process of Secretory Differentiation/Lactogenesis Stage 1
  • List several hormones involved
  • Describe the process of Secretory Activation/Lactogenesis Stage 2
  • Describe the stages of early postpartum milk production
  • Consider the importance of receptor sites
  • Explain the primary function of prolactin on postpartum milk production
  • Discuss the unique function of oxytocin on breastfeeding success
  • Discuss the ongoing process of milk production
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Provide a historical perspective of infant feeding
  • Recite some interesting facts about wet nursing and milk sharing in different time periods and cultures
  • Describe how the industry influenced the feeding of babies
  • State how the marketing of artificial milks led to a perceived devaluing of human milk
  • Discuss the ways that the medicalization of birth and parenting influenced infant feeding
  • List the safety, benefits, and risks of any human milk vs. formula
  • Give an update on the practice of peer-to-peer milk sharing of expressed milk
  • Summarize what various organizations and agencies are saying and doing about sharing milk
  • Describe some cultural and sociological issues involved in milk sharing
  • Consider the ethical principles involved in discussions about milk sharing
  • Create meaningful scripts for discussions about sharing or donating milk
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 1 E CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Explain the importance of thorough and comprehensive documentation that demonstrates critical thinking in lactation care settings
  • Discuss how proper documentation lends itself to problem-solving and achieving parent's goals
  • Describe the proper format and necessary components in documentation of an inpatient or outpatient lactation consult
  • Be able to document a lactation consult using the SOAP Note format List key components to include in documentation
  • Identify past/current/future events or factors that could affect breastfeeding and inhibit achieving the parent's goals that should be documented Discuss ways to perform a thorough evaluation and assessment
  • Discuss necessary components to a written care plan that emphasises the parent's goals and behaviours that will help the family reach them
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Contact Hours (RNs Only)

    Communication Modules

    3 hours each, unless otherwise noted

    These modules are designed to advance your counseling & communication skills in general with a direct focus on breastfeeding support and lactation management. Use these modules to complete the 5 hours of required communication education for IBLCE exam eligibility, or simply to extend existing knowledge and gain some CERPs. Purchase separately or bundled together for a discount.

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify some of the possible reasons conflicting advice is so common in the healthcare system.
  • Discuss the societal challenges that make breastfeeding promotion more difficult for professionals.
  • Discuss how several researchers identified the process of becoming a family (mother).
  • Consider the role of self-efficacy in making decisions about breastfeeding.
  • Describe the techniques that can lead to more effective communication. List ideas for parent education during pregnancy.
  • Create scripts to help providers and staff communicate during pregnancy.
  • Discuss how the loss of control to the medical community has impacted families' confidence.
  • Discuss how personal biases affect communication when dealing with families from different cultural backgrounds.
  • Describe how self-efficacy can be influenced by communication during labour.
  • Discuss how the use of medications and medical interventions in labour can interfere with the normal process of role acquisition.
  • Consider the importance of a coordinated team when caring for families in the postpartum phase.
  • Discuss how hospital staff dogma and rigidity about feedings reduces a family's self-efficacy.
  • Discuss ways to make communication simple and positive.
  • Explain several communication techniques that may help to increase a family's self-efficacy.
  • Describe how effective communication enhances the change from dependence on others to self-reliance.
  • Describe how confidence can be enhanced by providing a postpartum community for new parents.
  • Explain the meaning of the Personal Phase of becoming a parent.
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the importance of consistent messages about breastfeeding throughout the continuum of care.
  • Describe interactions that may undermine a new mother's confidence around breastfeeding.
  • Discuss the effects of our culture's sexualisation of the female breast on confidence around breastfeeding.
  • Name specific breastfeeding issues to discuss with families during pregnancy.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a mother is concerned about her milk supply.
  • Identify helpful language to use with mothers during and after caesarean birth.
  • Discuss the importance of counselling partners, grandmas, and other support people to aid the breastfeeding journey.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a mother's baby is in the NICU.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a breastfeeding mother is in pain.
  • Identify useful one-liners to use for supporting vulnerable new moms over the phone.
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (6 hours - complete bundle, save 20%)

    Details

    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify some of the possible reasons conflicting advice is so common in the healthcare system.
  • Discuss the societal challenges that make breastfeeding promotion more difficult for professionals.
  • Discuss how several researchers identified the process of becoming a family (mother).
  • Consider the role of self-efficacy in making decisions about breastfeeding.
  • Describe the techniques that can lead to more effective communication.
  • List ideas for parent education during pregnancy.
  • Create scripts to help providers and staff communicate during pregnancy.
  • Discuss how the loss of control to the medical community has impacted families' confidence.
  • Discuss how personal biases affect communication when dealing with families from different cultural backgrounds.
  • Describe how self-efficacy can be influenced by communication during labour.
  • Discuss how the use of medications and medical interventions in labour can interfere with the normal process of role acquisition.
  • Consider the importance of a coordinated team when caring for families in the postpartum phase.
  • Discuss how hospital staff dogma and rigidity about feedings reduces a family's self-efficacy.
  • Discuss ways to make communication simple and positive.
  • Explain several communication techniques that may help to increase a family's self-efficacy.
  • Describe how effective communication enhances the change from dependence on others to self-reliance.
  • Describe how confidence can be enhanced by providing a postpartum community for new parents.
  • Explain the meaning of the Personal Phase of becoming a parent.
  • Discuss the importance of consistent messages about breastfeeding throughout the continuum of care.
  • Describe interactions that may undermine a new mother's confidence around breastfeeding.
  • Discuss the effects of our culture's sexualisation of the female breast on confidence around breastfeeding. Name specific breastfeeding issues to discuss with families during pregnancy.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a mother is concerned about her milk supply.
  • Identify helpful language to use with mothers during and after caesarean birth.
  • Discuss the importance of counselling partners, grandmas, and other support people to aid the breastfeeding journey.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a mother's baby is in the NICU.
  • Identify helpful phrases to use when a breastfeeding mother is in pain.
  • Identify useful one-liners to use for supporting vulnerable new moms over the phone.
  • Pricing

    $80.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 6 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 6 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 6 Hours (RNs Only)

    Individual "Foundations for Best Practice" Modules

    Lectures vary from 1.5 to 4 hours

    These are all extended versions of the Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care lectures. They contain additional study materials and (where applicable) lecture content. They are an easy way to get comprehensive knowledge on any of the given topics.

    These are great for earning education hours for recertification and to meet specific Detailed Content Outline topics. If you are looking into IBLCE certification for the first time, we would recommend taking the full Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care program or our Certification Bundle which has all required education hours.

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify national and international healthcare organisations that have included breastfeeding/chestfeeding as part of their strategic health plan
  • Describe how the personalising of breastfeeding/chestfeeding can interfere with effective communication with lactating persons about feeding their babies
  • Discuss how control in healthcare can be a barrier to providing effective breastfeeding/chestfeeding care
  • Describe the difficulties of breast/chest health promotion in a sexual breast culture
  • Identify teaching points appropriate for prenatal classes and interactions with pregnant persons
  • Discuss the importance of the healthcare provider's words and actions in influencing pregnant and lactating persons and women in feeding decisions
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the effects of a changing culture on breastfeeding/chestfeeding outcomes
  • Identify the reasons for the shift from a breastfeeding culture to a bottle feeding culture
  • Discuss how control from the health system changed feeding and parenting practices
  • Discuss how assumptions about one's culture can influence the care of young persons
  • Discuss things that individuals can do to reduce inequities in healthcare access
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss times when breastfeeding/chestfeeding promotion may be contraindicated
  • Describe the basic sequence of early breast/chest development
  • Describe the expected breast/chest development that occurs during pregnancy
  • Describe important things to look for in a prenatal breast/chest assessment
  • Discuss how breast/chest surgeries may impact breastfeeding/chestfeeding potential
  • List helpful prenatal interventions for nipples that may be challenging for breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe the importance of species specific mammal milks in the survival and health of the human infant
  • Describe the differences in milk of "nesting" mammals and "carrying or following" mammals
  • List differences in early milk and more mature human milk
  • Discuss the variations found in the fat components of human milk
  • List two protective proteins in human milk
  • Discuss one reason for high lactose content in human milk
  • Describe how the carbohydrate complex contributes to protecting the newborn from harmful pathogens
  • List one recommended supplement for breast/chestfed infants in the first six months
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss why the human infant is protected against many pathogens/germs immediately after birth
  • Describe how human milk helps in the development of the infant's immune system
  • Consider the impact of antibiotics and birth method on the infant microbiome
  • Discuss the consequences of formula company marketing
  • List possible risks to babies who are fed artificial milks
  • List possible health risks to women and post-birth persons who don't breastfeed/chestfeed
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe the predictable patterns exhibited by newborns when they are positioned on their birthing parent's and woman's abdomen immediately following birth
  • List the birthing routines that may negatively influence breastfeeding/chestfeeding success
  • Discuss the rationale of skin-to-skin care for parent and baby
  • List the most common causes of hypoglycaemia in newborns
  • Discuss the impact of narcotics and anaesthesia on parental and newborn behaviours
  • Discuss hospital birth policies and procedures that support exclusive breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Describe helpful techniques in providing skin-to-skin care for newborns in the operating room following Caesarean birth
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the negative effects of breastfeeding dogma when helping parents feed their babies
  • Describe some helpful ways to achieve effective positioning and latch
  • Describe ways to help a parent feed multiple babies
  • Observe key points when assessing positioning and latch
  • Identify the hallmarks of early milk transfer and effective breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Perform a breastfeeding/chestfeeding LATCH score
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss expected newborn behaviours in the first 24 hours of life
  • Identify early feeding cues in term infants
  • Help coordinate successful breastfeeding/chestfeeding in the first hours and months of life
  • Discuss how research numbers about breastfeeding can cause confusion when applied to an individual parent-baby dyads
  • Create effective scripts when families ask specific questions about early feeds Identify developmental milestones for infants 0-3 months old
  • List activities that can help to soothe a crying infant
  • Discuss parenting difficulties that arise from the conflict between infant and pregnant/lactating persons/maternal biology and the messages of modern culture
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify the internal anatomy that is the mammary gland
  • Describe the primary effects of prolactin in pregnancy and postpartum milk production
  • Describe the primary effects of oxytocin on persons and women throughout their lifetime
  • Describe how our care influences milk production
  • Discuss the theory of milk storage capacity
  • Discuss the implications when milk is not regularly removed from the breast/chest
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Explain when it may be appropriate to provide "hands-on" help with breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • List things to do when a baby is sleepy or disorganised at the breast/chest
  • List strategies for helping a parent breastfeed/chestfeed when they have inverted nipples
  • Discuss the importance of infant oral anatomy on breastfeeding/chestfeeding success
  • Discuss why a cleft lip alone creates fewer breastfeeding/chestfeeding difficulties than a cleft palate
  • Describe the role of the cheeks in normal suck
  • Describe the importance of the tongue in breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Identify the hallmarks of a problematic tongue-tie
  • Pricing

    $60.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • List the most common causes of early nipple pain
  • Describe some common markers of poor latch when observing a feeding
  • Develop a care plan to help a parent with nipple pain
  • Discuss ways to keep persons chestfeeding/breastfeeding when they want to give up
  • Pricing

    $60.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • List common misconceptions about nutrition for postpartum breastfeeding/chestfeeding families
  • Provide helpful information on vitamin and mineral supplements for lactating persons
  • Discuss why over-consumption of water may reduce milk production
  • List three of the most common allergens
  • List appropriate times to refer breastfeeding/chestfeeding parents to a registered dietitian
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the immaturity of all human infants
  • Discuss how human milk and skin-to-skin care can specifically help the preterm infant
  • List ways to maximise milk volumes in parents of preterm babies
  • Discuss the principles of "Hands-on Pumping"
  • List expectations of feeding progression for very preterm infants
  • List two reasons for adding fortifiers to breast/human milk
  • Discuss the use of donor milk in the NICU
  • Discuss the advantages of using test weights to determine breastfeeding/chestfeeding progress
  • Design a possible feeding plan for families of preterm infant
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (4 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 4 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify helpful resources for parents and professionals to find information on medications for breastfeeding/chestfeeding persons
  • Discuss basic considerations when evaluating the use of medications for breastfeeding/chestfeeding parents
  • Identify helpful information when discussing cold medications and breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Identify helpful information when discussing radiopaque dyes and breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Identify helpful information when discussing antidepressants and breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Identify helpful information when discussing birth control and breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Identify helpful information when discussing addictive drugs and breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Pricing

    $70.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 4 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 4 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 4 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Define what is meant by "late preterm"
  • Discuss risks associated with late preterm births
  • Describe a plan for caring for late preterm infants
  • Describe ways to enhance breastfeeding/chestfeeding success for the parent of a late preterm infant
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the appropriate use of breast pumps
  • Provide several tips for the use of various supplemental tube devices at the chest/breast
  • Describe some positive and negative results of cup feedings for supplementing the breastfed/chestfed infant
  • Describe some helpful tips when using a nipple shield
  • Discuss the rationale of restricting pacifier use in the early weeks of breastfeeding/chestfeeding
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe the causes of pathologic engorgement
  • Recommend helpful ways to relieve breast/chest engorgement
  • List the most common causes of inflammatory mastitis
  • Describe the symptoms and treatment of inflammatory mastitis
  • Discuss the most likely causes and treatment of infectious mastitis
  • Discuss possible approaches to breast/chest phlegmon, abscess, and galactocele
  • Describe the most likely reasons a parent or infant might have a candida infection
  • Pricing

    $60.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (4 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 4 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • List the cultural messages about infant sleep that make parenting more complicated and difficult
  • Discuss the research that has been used to support current recommendations on infant sleep
  • Evaluate the current American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for infant sleep
  • List the components of safe sleep for newborns
  • Pricing

    $70.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 4 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 4 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 4 Hours (RNs Only)

    (1.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 1.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify developmental milestones for infants three to six months of age
  • List developmental milestones in this age that are precursors to readiness for starting solids
  • List challenges of breastfeeding/chestfeeding the three to six-month-old baby
  • Pricing

    $20.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 1.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 1.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 1.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss some of the negative consequences when a baby has hyperbilirubinaemia
  • List some possible common and uncommon causes of hyperbilirubinaemia
  • Provide helpful feeding information when families have a baby who requires phototherapy
  • Explain how ineffective breastfeeding/chestfeeding can lead to hyperbilirubinaemia
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2.5 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2.5 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • List the early signals that should alert parents to potential breastfeeding/chestfeeding problems
  • List the most likely causes of poor milk production in the first weeks
  • Discuss the normal changes in milk volumes over the first year
  • Discuss the expected daily weight gain for an exclusively human milk fed infant in the first three months
  • Develop a feeding plan for an infant who is not gaining adequate weight
  • Discuss counselling strategies when helping a new parent who is not making adequate milk
  • Pricing

    $40.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2.5 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2.5 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2.5 Hours (RNs Only)

    (3 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 3 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the potential impact of breastfeeding/chestfeeding on family relationships
  • Discuss the important role of partners in caring for lactating parents and babies
  • Provide some helpful information to assist families in their new postpartum relationship
  • Identify some early symptoms of postpartum depression/anxiety
  • Describe the importance of finding a social community for postpartum persons
  • Pricing

    $50.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 3 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 3 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 3 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Describe some of the challenges of breastfeeding/chestfeeding and working outside the home
  • List some helpful tips for managing breastfeeding/chestfeeding when persons work outside the home
  • Discuss the importance of legislation in providing support for working breastfeeding/chestfeeding persons
  • Discuss the collection and storage of human milk
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    (2 hours)

    Details

    • This course is 2 hours.
    • Students will have 3 months (90 days) to complete the course.

    Learning Objectives

  • Identify typical developmental milestones of infants beyond the first six months
  • Provide evidence-based information to families about introducing solid foods to their child
  • Discuss the challenges persons face when they breastfeed/chestfeed past the cultural norm
  • Provide helpful information to persons who breastfeed/chestfeed through a pregnancy
  • Discuss the importance of ongoing protection and support for all parents who continue breastfeeding/chestfeeding beyond the early months
  • Pricing

    $30.00 per person

    Education Credits

    • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4 - 2 L CERPs
    • Instructional hours in topics on IBLCE Detailed Content Outline - 2 Hours
    • California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 - 2 Hours (RNs Only)

    * Offer automatically applied at the time of purchase of six (or more) eligible online lactation education courses: any 2 or 3-hour module, Provider Ten Step Education, or Excellence in Care with Ten Steps. It cannot be applied retroactively or prospectively. Does not apply towards the Foundations FULL PROGRAM.

    All Evergreen Perinatal Education LLC courses follow the IBCLC Detailed Content Outline. And Evergreen Perinatal Education has been accepted by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) as a CERP provider for the listed Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) programme. Determination of CERPs eligibility or CERPs Provider status does not imply IBLCE®’s endorsement or assessment of education quality.

    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What kind of discount pricing do you offer hospitals for online learning?

    We have several discount pricing options for the Online Excellence in Care with the Ten Steps program (Online BFHI education program). The regular fee is $125 per person. We have an institutional pricing option for those institutions interested in contracting with EPE starting at $85 per person. We also have combination packages which blend our face-to-face and online programs which may make you eligible for other potential discounts. This initial face-to-face encounter is perfect for energizing and focusing staff. The Online BFHI education program is ideal for staff who cannot attend the face-to-face course, for new hires or for any staff member who needs a refresher. For more information on institutional online education discounts, please see EPE's Institutional Group Subscription brochure.

    What kind of combination packages do you offer for BFHI education?

    We are pleased to be able to offer a package that combines both our face-to-face and online Baby Friendly Hospital education programs. Our website is full of information about the various course options, so please take some time to review the information posted. Please contact us directly and we would be delighted to discuss the options, pricing, and scheduling availability and to customize a program for you and your staff.

    How long will I have access to the online education once I register?

    You will have 1 year (365 days) from the date of purchase to view and complete the full Foundations course. You will have 180 days from the date of purchase to view and complete the content for Online Excellence in Care with the Ten Steps. You will have 90 days from the date of purchase to view and complete any of our 2-hour or 3-hour lactation education modules. When you log in to the myEPE system, it will have the expiration date(s) listed next to the course(s) you registered for.

    What are the steps involved in the registration process?

    To create an EPE user account, go to the registration page. Enter your email, password, confirm password, first name, last name, country, profession, and IBCLC certification year if you select "IBCLC". After submitting this information, the system will return to the LOGIN screen. Use the email and password you specified during registration to gain access to your account and complete the course sign-up and payment process.

    What are the required fields for creating an account?

    Required fields include email, password, confirm password, first name, last name, country, profession, and IBCLC certification year if you select "IBCLC". After you enter information for those fields, you will return to the LOGIN screen. Use the email and password you specified during registration to gain access to your account and then you can complete the course sign-up and payment process.

    What are the system requirements for online education?

    Please double check to be sure the computer you're using meets the system requirements, including a supported web browser and updated Flash player.

    It is the user's responsibility to ensure that she or he possesses the technology necessary to support access to EPE's online courses.

    • Cookies should be enabled for logins to work.
    • Javascript must be enabled.
    • One of the following Web browsers (the most current version available):
      • Google Chrome (preferred browser), Firefox, & Safari. We discourage the use of Internet Explorer and other unsupported browsers, as they are often incompatible with the LMS.
      • These are supported across Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

    I have purchased an online course, but I don't know where to start?

    Following registration and payment, you should receive two (2) separate emails from EPE, info@evergreenperinataleducation.com. Please check your SPAM and JUNK mail folders if you do not see them in your INBOX.

    • "Welcome to Evergreen Perinatal Education" indicates you set up an account and this email will specify the username and password selected during the registration process with a Web link for completing the sign-up process.
    • "Evergreen Perinatal Education: Signup Completed" with a Web link to access information about your courses and live event registrations under "My Courses".

    I have purchased an online course, but I haven't received any confirmation emails.

    Following registration and payment, you should receive two (2) separate emails from EPE, info@evergreenperinataleducation.com, as indicated in the above FAQ. Please check your SPAM and JUNK mail folders if you do not see them in your INBOX. If you have only received one (1), the sign-up process is incomplete. Please sign-in with the username and password you specified when you created an account and then add the desired course or courses to your shopping cart. You may then proceed to the payment screen to complete the transaction. You will receive a second email with the Web link to access your courses once your payment has been processed.

    I reset my password, but I am not receiving any confirmation of this request.

    You may reset your password at any time. You will receive an email confirming this change at the email address provided, presuming that email address is associated with your EPE account. If you do not receive this confirmation email in your INBOX, please do check your SPAM and JUNK mail folders in case the email was filtered. Email notifications are sent from info@evergreenperinataleducation.com.

    The course won't launch from "my courses"?

    If you are having difficulty viewing content, please do the following to see if it resolves the issue:

    • Be sure you are using the username and password you specified during the registration process.
    • Close your web browser completely and restart the web browser. Return the "My Courses" using the information contained in the "Evergreen Perinatal Education: Signup Completed" email. If restarting the web browser does not work, clear your cache and other browser data such as cookies. To clear Google Chrome's cache and browser data, please read more here. After clearing the cache, close the web browser completely and restart the web browser. You can clear the cache for Firefox by going to Firefox > Preferences. You can clear the cache for Safari by going to Safari > Empty Cache.
    • Be sure the computer you are using meets the system requirements listed on the program page

    How do I clear my browsing history, cache, or cookies?

    1. First, try closing your web browser completely and restart the web browser. Return the "My Courses" using the information contained in the "Evergreen Perinatal Education: Signup Completed" email.
    2. If restarting the web browser does not work, clear your cache and other browser data such as cookies.
      • You can do this in Internet Explorer by going to Tools > Internet Options > General > Temporary Internet Files and select Delete Cookies and Delete Files.
      • You can clear the cache for Firefox by going to Firefox > Preferences.
      • You can clear the cache for Safari by going to Safari > Empty Cache.
      • To clear Google Chrome's cache and browser data, please read more here.
    3. After clearing the cache, close the web browser completely and restart the web browser.

    I have viewed and completed online content, but the system information doesn't match (system says "not viewed" or "incomplete")?

    There are a variety of reasons why this may happen, all of which are frustrating. If there's a system failure while you are viewing content, the attempt will not be recorded. This includes:

    • The browser crashed.
    • The computer crashed.
    • There was a power outage.

    If there was a system failure, you will need to login to the system under "My Courses" and restart the course. If there was not a system failure, remember to close the browser window which displayed the content after completing the content for the results to be recorded. Any method for closing the browser window is acceptable. You may:

    • Click the Exit tab in the Presenter player.
    • Click the Finish button in an exam.
    • Click the "X" in the upper right corner of the browser window.

    The system will remember where you left off and ask you if you want to resume once you login the next time. If you try to close the browser window without an internet connection, you will be notified that your results could not be saved. Re-establish your internet connection and click the "OK" button when asked to "Retry?" and your results will be recorded. If you do not re-establish your internet connection and click the "OK" button, your results will not be recorded, and you will need to retake the content.

    The online course content launches, but then freezes or stops suddenly?

    Bandwidth is the speed/transfer rate at which you are connected to the internet. If you are using a dial-up Modem, this is considered to be a slow to moderate speed for data transfer and content may load more slowly. Check with your IT department to be sure low bandwidth is not the problem. You might also inquire with your IT department about firewalls in terms of e-learning, webinars:

    • Are there any sophisticated content filtering rules being applied (e.g. on the word "breast")?
    • Are there any time limits being applied on online multimedia sessions?
    • Are there any connection issues or download speeds which may be affecting multimedia viewing after a certain number of minutes?

    Try logging in from another computer from a different location. For example, if you are accessing content from home, try accessing it from work or the library. It is also possible the content management system that EPE uses is not working properly. As we become aware of content management system failures, we will notify all users accordingly.

    I cannot get the exam to accept an answer I believe to be correct?

    There are a variety of exam question types used throughout the mini exams and the final, comprehensive exam. Question types include true/false, multiple choice, select all the apply, and sequence. Please consider the question type when selecting or providing an answer.

    Please note: exam question content is pulled from course audio, the syllabus located in the resource tab of each module, and from the videos throughout the course. Consider reviewing each prior to taking the exam.

    The videos in my online course don’t work (& other IT issues)

    We understand that Learners now want to access eLearning content on all kinds of devices and in all kinds of environments. While mobile learning options can be really convenient, the technology they rely on can cause problems beyond the learning platform (LMS). It can be difficult to fully control the kinds of technologies and devices learners use to access course content.

    The range of browsers and versions of browsers used are often a culprit. Some browser plugins may prevent a course from communicating completion statuses back to the LMS. Other issues can be generated by the dependence of SCORM and xAPI course content on Flash technology, which might not be supported by every browser.

    With that in mind let's see if we can move you forward.

    1. Please double check to be sure the computer you're using meets the system requirements.

      System Requirements for Online Education

      It is the user's responsibility to ensure that she or he possesses the technology necessary to support access to EPE's online courses.

      • Cookies should be enabled for logins to work.
      • Javascript must be enabled.
      • One of the following Web browsers (the most current version available):
        • Chrome - Google Chrome is the preferred Browser of the Learning Management System we use. While Firefox and Safari are supported we recommend the exclusive use of Google Chrome to eliminate any connectivity issues while accessing the learning content. Please do not use Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, or other unsupported browsers. as they will cause alterations in content, connection, and freezing during videos.
        • Firefox
        • Safari
        These are supported across Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
    2. It is also possible you need to clear out your web browser.
      • First, try closing your web browser completely and restart the web browser. Return the "My Courses" using the information contained in the "Evergreen Perinatal Education: Signup Completed" email.
      • If restarting the web browser does not work, clear your cache and other browser data such as cookies.
        • You can do this in Internet Explorer by going to Tools > Internet Options > General > Temporary Internet Files and select Delete Cookies and Delete Files.
        • You can clear the cache for Firefox by going to Firefox > Preferences.
        • You can clear the cache for Safari by going to Safari > Empty Cache.
        • To clear Google Chrome's cache and browser data, please read more here.
      • After clearing the cache, close the web browser completely and restart the web browser.
    3. Other things to consider for troubleshooting:

      • Are there any time firewall limits being applied on online multimedia sessions?
      • Are there any connection issues or download speeds that may be affecting multimedia viewing?

    System outages will be reported from our e-learning host — the content launches and video streams from that end.  If you did not receive notification of outages please move forward with the system checks as outlined above. We are confident that you'll be on your way in no time.

    I have finished the course and need to download my certificate of completion.

    Please log in to your my EPE account and go to My Courses. You will see the online course name, the date of completion and a link to the certificate of completion. Click the link and download and/or print a hard copy your certificate. If you have completed the course including the final exam and you DO NOT see a link to your certificate of completion, please log back in to myCourses, launch the course in question, and check to be sure you clicked the FINISH button once the exam results are displayed so that the system may accurately log and record your session. Click FINISH and close the content viewer and your web browser. This should cue the system to complete the course and supply your certificate of completion.

    Who do I contact if none of the above solutions resolves the problem I am experiencing?

    Please do contact us at info@ for additional assistance. We make every attempt to respond in less than 24 hours.

    What is your refund policy for online courses?

    All sales for online education are final. All purchases for online courses are non refundable and non transferable. For refund policies about our face to face courses, please visit our policies page.

    Is Evergreen Perinatal Education certified as a CERP provider by IBCLE?

    Evergreen Perinatal Education has been accepted by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) as a CERP provider for the listed Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) programme. Determination of CERPs eligibility or CERPs Provider status does not imply IBLCE®’s endorsement or assessment of education quality.

    How do I request a receipt for my purchases?

    For requesting a receipt, kindly direct your email to info@evergreenperinataleducation.com. Please ensure to include the email address or name utilized during the registration process. Thank you.

    Why do your courses utilize British English?

    British English is used internationally as the standard for the lactation field. The IBCLE exam will utilize British English and it helps prepare you for the slight differences.