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May marks the anniversary of a landmark event in the lactation care community: the passage of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code). At LER, we’re celebrating by encouraging you to learn more about the Code, with a special discount all month long. How It Works Get in on our Code Celebration Discount!  Head to UNICEF and take their free e-course, Introduction to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (2nd Edition)  Once you complete the course, email a copy of your UNICEF Course proof-of-completion certificate to WLawrence@LactationTraining.com and request your one-time-use, 15% discount code  Use your code to save on any course LER offers before midnight Eastern on M...
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5 Tips for Conducting Infant Physical Exams
Physically assessing a baby is a critical skill for a lactation care provider to have. Depending on what background experiences brought you to the profession, this may be a familiar role for you — or it may feel very new. Either way, there are a few key points to remember to make your infant physical exam as helpful as possible for you and as comfortable and stress-free as possible for families. Below, Sarah Stilling, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and IBCLC, shares some advice from her years of experience examining babies. Always ask permission. It sounds obvious, but it’s often skipped: Ask the parent’s permission before you begin examining their baby. Just because a parent and baby are in a clinic or hospital setting, don’t assume consent ...
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Lactation Consultant Training Program Enriched


 


Lactation Consultant Training Program Enriched

Course grants the following credits:

  • 95+ L-CERPs - from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners - IBLCE
  • 95+ Nursing Contact Hours - from the American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC
  • 97.75 CMEs - from the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association - IPMA
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Providing lactation consultant training from novice to expert

We believe:

Every baby deserves human milk.
Every nursing parent deserves an empowering lactation experience.
Equipped and motivated practitioners inspire parents to achieve their lactation goals.

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Inclusion, diversity, and equity.
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Delivering Excellence in Lactation Education

Lactation Education Resources

Combining more than 30 years of experience in lactation consultant training with the latest in evidence-based education, LER offers lactation consultant training for beginning and advanced students, including:
  • Comprehensive preparation for IBCLC certification (education, clinical hours, and exam prep)
  • Course and exam for Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS) designation
  • CERPs courses and bundles for IBCLC recertification
  • The most comprehensive, up-to-date online catalog of continuing education lactation courses available, with cutting-edge instructors from around the globe
  • Continuing education credits for lactation consultants, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and doulas
 
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Capacitacion En Lactancia

The most comprehensive Spanish language lactation education offerings available today, including:
  • Fully online lactation education courses
  • Students can qualify for the IBCLC exam and earn the Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS) designation in the Spanish language
  • Single continuing lactation education courses are available
  • A practice IBCLC exam allows students to practice the test in Spanish
  • Spanish language blog for lactation care providers offers information and guidance on critical topics in lactation care today
  • Spanish language handouts for parents
  • Spanish language handouts for providers
 
 
 
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LER QBank

With LER Qbank, students arrive at the IBCLC exam prepared to succeed. We offer:
  • A choice of two exam review courses, including an option to review the entire exam content with 32 video lessons and 27 case studies
  • LER QBank, the industry’s most advanced exam prep tool, with 580+ instant-feedback questions directly aligned to the IBCLC exam and written by experts in the exam
  • Additional features such as Exam Study Skills Webcast, photo and medical anatomy flashcards, and a self-study schedule
 
 
 
 
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FirstLatch

FirstLatch provides online education to hospitals working to obtain Baby-Friendly Hospital certification, aligned with BFUSA™ 6th edition guidelines. FirstLatch offers:
  • BFHI training for nurses; physicians, CNMs, NPs, PAs, public health nurses, and clinic nurses; and direct care personnel
  • Specialist courses for anesthesiologists, radiologists pharmacists, dietitians, and ancillary staff
At FirstLatch, the self-paced, cost-effective courses are designed and taught by professionals in the field who have overseen designation and redesignation in their own facilities.
 
 
 
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Amy Black BS, IBCLC

Amy BlackAmy Black has been an IBCLC since 2014. She was fortunate to be trained with two very talented and amazing IBCLCs at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital as a Pathway Three candidate from 2013-2014 in the DC area. Each of the women came from varying backgrounds in lactation, but between the two of them, they prepared her for her first job at another DC area hospital as she moved from postpartum to NICU lactation within that first year of employment. Premature and sick infants and their families are my her passion. Amy works with Pathway Three candidates at Lactation Education Resources, helping place them at US hospitals local to their homes through our Clinical Internship Program. And, last, but definitely not least, Amy's all time favorite job is being a mother.

 

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Juntos Triunfamos

The Juntos Triunfamos Lactation Equity Scholarship

Removing Barriers to IBCLC Certification

There are more IBCLCs in the United States than anywhere else in the world. However, only ten percent of those IBCLCs identify as Latinx/Hispanic.
There is an urgent need for more bilingual Latinx/Hispanic IBCLCs in the United States. Evidence shows that having a lactation care provider whose culture matches your own helps significantly in meeting breastfeeding/chestfeeding goals and can help close the serious gaps that exist in maternal and newborn health outcomes for BIPOC communities.
At LER, we recognize that financial barriers are a major obstacle to achieving IBCLC certification. That’s why we’re excited to announce the Juntos Triunfamos Lactation Equity Scholarship, which will completely remove the financial barrier for one bilingual Latinx/Hispanic aspiring IBCLC in the United States every other year.

What It Covers

Juntos Triunfamos fully covers start-to-certification support for one aspiring Hispanic/Latinx IBCLC who is Spanish/English bilingual, including everything from lactation training to clinical hours to exam fees.

Who is Eligible

Candidates must:
  • Be aspiring Hispanic/Latinx IBCLCs
  • Be Spanish/English Bilingual
  • Have at least 40-60 hours providing lactation support in some capacity
  • Have a clear plan to impact their community with the credential
  • Be ready to participate in the multi-year process of completing IBCLC certification
  • Live in the United States

How It Works

Applicants must first be nominated by a current lactation care professional. Selected nominees will then be contacted with an invitation to apply for the Juntos Triunfamos Lactation Equity Scholarship.

Nominate a Future Lactation Consultant Today!

Current lactation care professionals: We need your nominations! Do you have someone in your circle who is passionate about lactation care, Spanish/English bilingual, who identifies as Latinx/Hispanic, and who is ready to become an IBCLC? Click the link below to fill out our nomination form! Nominations will remain open until 31 October at 12:59 pm (US eastern).
Nominate A Candidate

Widen the Circle

Please consider sharing our call for nominations with other lactation care providers!
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Meghan McMillin MS, RDN, IBCLC

Amber McCannMeghan holds a master's degree in human nutrition and has been a registered dietitian since 2013 and an IBCLC since 2019. She spent several years working in a local NICU, but in 2019, left inpatient clinical work to start her own practice, The Lactation Dietitian. As a mom to two young kids with food allergies, helping other families manage food allergies - whether it's during lactation, during the introduction of solids or later on in childhood - is Meghan's passion. In her spare time, she enjoys lifting weights, doing allergy-friendly baking, and having family dance parties in the kitchen.

 

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  • I am so pleased with how prepared I felt taking the IBLCE exam on Monday, 10/1. It is, in no small part, due to the excellent material in your Lactation Consultant Training Program (Enriched). Thank you!

  • I just wanted to post to say thank you for the incredibly helpful websites. The women I teach will benefit greatly from the information.

  • Thanks...this had been a truly wonderful program and I have learned much more than I expected.

  • I've just successfully completed the final exam! What a fabulous class! Thanks so much for offering such a convenient and high quality option for obtaining lactation education!

  • May I say I am more than impressed with your on line course, great presentations and incredible support. I will highly recommend you to my colleagues.

  • I've really enjoyed this course and have learned a lot, and I am already putting it to use in my daily practice as a midwife. I'll definitely recommend it to others.

  • I just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying the course, I'm finding it fascinating, and am recommending it to other nurses and midwives at my new job.

  • I did enjoy all of the course. It was the most helpful of ALL the courses that I studied. LER will be my only recommendation if I am asked.

  • Thanks for everything...you have a wonderful program and I really learned a great deal

  • I really enjoyed your online class and case studies. I will definitely suggest this class to others.

  • I love the course offerings and can’t wait to do more. They are so varied and interesting!!!!! Melissa

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