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Infant Feeding Training

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Level 3: Enhanced Skills

About this course:

This is a group of courses specialised to be relevant to particular groups such as peer supporters, midwifery and neonatal practitioners, health visitors and medical staff.

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Each course covers the skills and knowledge needed to support breast/chest feeding dyads and others with new babies effectively throughout their journey within that scope of practice.

 

The content covers BFI UK requirements for training and participants can receive a certificate of competence.

Pre requisites: None

Length: Varies, see further details

Format: Video, text, online workshop, discussion group

Language: English

Accessibility: Subtitles available for video

Assessment: Online multiple choice tests

Price: TBC

Next start date: TBC

Course Options:

Enhanced Skills for Peer Supporters
Enhanced Skills for Midwives and Neonatal Care
Enhanced Skills for Health Visitors
Enhanced Skills for Medical Professionals

Brief Course Outline:

​Each course is tailored to be pertinent to the scope of practice of the participants but will fall under the categories of:

  • UK and global context of breast feeding and chestfeeding

    • WHO Code​

  • The role and importance of breastfeeding​

  • Supporting early relationships

  • Biology and physiology of human lactation

  • Supporting effective breastfeeding

    • Night-times and sleep​

  • Supporting the safe and responsive feeding of human milk substitutes​

  • Your role within infant feeding support

    • Communication skills​

    • Supporting diversity

  • Clinical issues​

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