Breastfeeding Awareness 2

Course Details

Course Duration- 1 session

Dates: Friday 12th July 2024

Session Duration – 5hrs 15mins (including breaks)

Times: 11am-4.15pm

Course Description

Our Breastfeeding Awareness 2 course is our intermediate course, designed for those with some existing breastfeeding knowledge, such as that gained on our Breastfeeding Awareness 1 course, or those further along in their own healthcare/midwifery studies.

This accredited training will enable you to increase your breastfeeding awareness further, enabling you to develop a deeper understanding and awareness of the importance and value of breastfeeding, the information and support families need to establish and sustain breastfeeding.

You do not need your own lived experience of breastfeeding to attend this course.

Course Content:

• The WHO Code and how it helps to protect breastfeeding.

• The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Standards.
• Positioning and attachment.
• Signs of effective breastfeeding.
• Common breastfeeding problems.
• What is typical during the early days of breastfeeding.
• Storage of breastmilk.
• Alternative ways to feed a baby breastmilk.
• Hand expression.
• Safer sleep and breastfeeding.

Course Details

This course is a 5-hour course (1 5hr 15min session, with a 15 minute comfort break) After the course there is a short quiz to be completed to pass the course. You will be emailed a link to this at the end of the course.

This course is delivered online by an experienced infant feeding practitioner and trainer from Breastfeeding Together, who are a registered Charity, who as well as having over 10 years’ experience in providing infant feeding support to families, are also well recognised as specialists in delivering breastfeeding and infant feeding related training.

This course is accredited by The Skills and Education Group, which provides an assurance of quality for our learners. The content and quality of our course is audited annually by an independent Skills and Education Group Advisor.

After successful completion of this training course, you will receive a link via email to log in to your Learner Portal to access your Certificate of Achievement, to evidence your learning.

This training can provide you with 5 Continued Professional Development (CPD) points which can be listed on your college /UCAS application or added to your CPD log.

You can also purchase our ‘add on’ items when booking this course. These various support resources e.g. knitted breast, tummy balls and nappy may be of benefit whilst supporting breastfeeding families – please note you must purchase a place on the course in addition to any resources.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any additional learning needs or adjustments you may require before booking, please contact us at training@breastfeedingtogether.co.uk