The second course in the two semester sequence that begins with AH-121. The course further instructs students in application of lactation concepts to clinical practice. Normal physiology of lactation and symptoms and treatments of lactation complications will be discussed.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Lactogenesis
- Contraception and milk production
- Weaning, nutrition and galactopoesis
- Pain
- Infection
- Vasospasms
- Lactopharmacology
- Maternal conditions and breastfeeding
- Viruses and breastfeeding
- Infant conditions and breastfeeding
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Normal infant development
- Safe sleep and feeding of infant
- Interpretation of breastfeeding research
- Define physiology of lactogenesis I and II and anatomic and medical conditions affecting lactogenesis.
- Name three actions of oxytocin.
- Describe two forms of contraception and the effects of hormone contraceptives on milk supply.
- Describe the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) of contraception.
- Explain the difference between endocrine and autocrine control, and the prolactin receptor theory.
- List foods contained in the lactating mother’s diet.
- Describe symptoms and treatment of breast infections and dermatitis in the breastfeeding dyad.
- Describe LATCH to assess feeding.
- Describe symptoms and treatment of vasospasm in the breastfeeding dyad.
- Describe characteristics of a milk bleb.
- List causes of breast pain in the lactating mother.
- Describe the weaning process.
- Describe the effects of Type I diabetes on breastfeeding.
- List five maternal medical conditions that can affect breastfeeding.
- Describe the root causes and effects of maternal obesity on breastfeeding outcomes.
- Name three ways a maternal virus can be transmitted to an infant.
- Name two viruses found in the breastmilk of seropositive women and two that are contraindications to breastfeeding in the United States.
- Describe the pathophysiology of neonatal jaundice and the management of the jaundiced infant.
- Describe the pathophysiology of hypoglycemia and the management of hypoglycemia in the breastfed infant.
- Name three infant medical conditions that may affect breastfeeding.
- Identify infant-related contraindications to breastfeeding.
- Describe the physiology of gastroesophageal reflux and list three management techniques to control GERD.
- Describe the categories of infant and child development.
- Interpret breastfeeding behaviors through the infant development lens.
- Identify safe sleep and recommendations for the breastfed infant.
- Describe two theories that apply to lactation practice.
- Name the two components of a research study.
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed using a combination of tests, quizzes, assignments and participation.
Determined by program faculty
Outcomes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Evidence of completion of a Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC) approved course offering 95 hours of didactic instruction, which meets the IBLCE® requirement for lactation education. This is in combination with the CPCLL of AH 121: Basic Lactation Concepts.
See the following website for a list of approved courses.
https://www.leaarc.org/docs/NewApproved_Courses.pdf