There are many opportunities in Canada for Baby-Friendly and breastfeeding education.
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A Canadian online provider of a variety of breastfeeding and Baby-Friendly courses for health care providers.
The BFI Breastfeeding Essentials course (20 hours) may be of particular interest to those needing Baby-Friendly education for their work in a hospital or community setting.
Check out the Step 2 Education website Here
The Making a Difference Courses are congruent to ensure that consistent, accurate, evidence-based information reaches mothers and families from the whole team of breast-feeding care providers. Breast-feeding is placed in the context of primary, preventive, cost-effective health-care. The Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) a cornerstone of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, is conceptualized as a global strategy to address the barriers to successful breastfeeding outcomes. The Canadian national authority for BFI, the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada (BCC)'s BFI Practice Outcomes Indicator Documents are included with the course notes, and the focus is on clinical evaluation and implementing care plans to support successful outcomes.
Courses are offered on a cost recovery basis, utilizing in kind contributions from a Health Authority, Hospital or Community Health Service. The in-kind contributions include provision of a venue, photocopying of participant notes, audio-visual equipment and refreshments. Quintessence Foundation contracts to provide an instructor, CEUs and honoraria for those breastfeeding mothers participating in the interview sessions.
Go to the contact form to book a course:
Level 1 (an 18 hour course equivalent) 3 days
Level 2 (builds on level 1: clinical focus) 3 days
Physicians and Policy Makers 1 day
The Childbirth and Perinatal Professionals Association (CAPPA) is offering an intensive 20 hour Lactation Educator course October 26-28, 2023.
CAPPA-CLE-Poster
