AH121
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Basic Lactation Concepts
Subject
Academic Department
Health, Education, and Human Services
School
Health & Human Services
Course Description
The first course in a two-semester sequence that examines basic lactation concepts including the history of breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Then and Now; Breastfeeding data; Breast Embryology and Anatomy; Relevant Infant Anatomy; Components of Human Milk; and Lactogenesis and Milk Production.
Course Pre-requisite(s)
3
Total Instructor Contact Hours
47
Total Student Contact Hours
47
Course Fee
15
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Eligible for Credit for Prior College Level Learning (CPCLL)
Yes
Acceptable Prior Learning Credit
Portfolio Review
Credit for Prior College Level Learning (CPCLL) Details
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 122: Applied Principles of Breast Feeding.
See the following website for a list of approved courses.