Advanced Clinical Lactation Skills

This training will address how to support and identify normal breast and chestfeeding behaviors and how to provide evidence-based care for common feeding challenges. The following will be included in the training: obtaining a pertinent history and assessment of the breast and chestfeeding dyad; creating a feeding plan specific for the dyad’s situation; discuss triage methods of challenges within WIC; determine scope of practice with respect to the feeding dyad’s plan of care needs; use of alternative feeding devices; application of complex maternal and infant clinical issues. This training is intended for WIC staff who have already acquired an advanced training such as CLC, CLS, LCE, IBCLC, IBC.

After this training, the participant will return to their local WIC agency and confidently use the skills learned with WIC breast and chestfeeding dyads. The participants will also be a resource professional in their local agency for other WIC staff.

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