Lactation Education Resources - Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Nurse, Physician and Staff Training

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Alyssa Schnell Conference

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4.5 L-CERP, 4.5 Nursing Contact Hours

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How Can Lactation Consultants Access the COVID Vaccine?

As the COVID vaccine is rolled out across the United States, many lactation consultants employed in hospitals, clinics, health departments, and other settings are already being offered the opportunity to be vaccinated through their employers. However, private practice lactation consultants who are self-employed are now wondering when they might hav...

What is the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)?

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a worldwide program of the World Health Organization and UNICEF, launched in 1991 following the Innocenti Declaration of 1990.

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global effort for improving the role of maternity services to enable mothers to breastfeed babies for the best start in life. It aims at improving the care of pregnant women, mothers and newborns at health facilities that provide maternity services for protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding, in accordance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

Health facilities that meet the criteria for Baby Friendly can apply for accreditation as Baby Friendly.

Group Training for Hospitals

FirstLatch.net has been developed specifically to provide training for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiave. For more information and how to get started please visit FirstLatch.net

If you are looking to purchase this training on an individual basis please use the following links.

Individual Healthcare Personnel Course (Nurse)

15 L-CERPs and 15 Nursing Contact Hours

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Individual Provider Course (MD, CNM, NP, PA)

Instructor is Dana Silver MD, FAAP, FABM
3 CME's

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