Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify breastfeeding as a global health issue.
- Participants will have knowledge of the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI), be able to give examples from the ten steps to successful breastfeeding in order to provide a foundation for policy and practice changes.
- Participants will be able to understand and discuss the reasons for the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk substitutes.
- Participants will obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to assist mothers in obtaining their personal breastfeeding goals.
Course Details
1 day in-person practical training as a companion to the RNAO E – Learning Breastfeeding Course. Participants are required to have completed the E-learning Course prior to this day. To create an account and register, visit http://elearning.mao.ca
A certificate will be provided to participants who have attended the course. All participants of the course will be required to independently commit to seeking out and completing a 3 hour supervised clinical component on their own as part of the course, if they have not done so already.
Currently accepting names of those interested in attending a future session. Contact Teri Kay 1-877-721-7520 ext. 7358 to have name added to waitlist.
Organizations interested in offering onsite training are encouraged to contact the health unit.
Upcoming Courses
District of Muskoka
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County of Simcoe
| Date(s) | Time | Location | Course Facilitator(s) | Course Fee | Registration Contact |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 *CANCELLED due to COVID-19 | 8:15am - 4:45pm | Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) - Room 4G104 | Lucy Bray, RN, IBCLC, BScN & Mona K. Rogan, RN, BScN, MN, IBCLC | $15 (for non-RVH staff) | |
