Boston Association for Childbirth Education & Nursing Mothers' Council

Breastfeeding Basics

Saturday, November 5, 2011, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Deveber Auditorium Children's Hospital - Waltham Campus 9 Hope Ave., Waltham, MA

This workshop is for childbirth educators, doulas, nurses, midwives, NMC and WIC counselors, LLL Leaders, lactation counselors, perinatal health advocates and all others who support new families.

Program

The Anatomy of Making Milk: 
Includes general anatomy, milk synthesis, supply and demand.
 
Getting Breastfeeding Off to a Good Start: Factors for Success and Early Red Flags:  
Includes early postpartum and troubleshooting, resources to share.

Counseling the Nursing Mother: How to Listen, Inform, and Empower
Techniques for counseling by phone or in person in non-judgmental ways to help moms make well-informed choices

Helping Pregnant Ears Hear: Teaching and Talking Effectively About Breastfeeding
Practical tips for those who teach or work with pregnant women on easing the transition to breastfeeding

Faculty will include:

 Robin Snyder-Drummond, CD(DONA), IBCLC
 Morgan Kennedy-Henderson, IBCLC
 Ann Marie Lindquist, AAHCC, NMC Director
 Wendy Sullivan, IBCLC

Continuing Education Credits:
BACE/NMC: 6 contact hours; 5 Lamaze contact hours pending (Lamaze credits are recognized by ICEA and DONA); 5 LCERPs pending; Meets criteria of the Commonwealth of MA Board of Nursing regulations: (244 CMR, section 5:00) for continuing education for nursing re-licensure for 6 contact hours.

Register for this Workshop

BACE-NMC Members $80; Non-Members $100
You may purchase a BACE-NMC membership along with your registration.

Please note: lunch is not included
Free Parking

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Send a check to:
  BACE
  69 Court Street
  Newton, MA 02458

Please include your name, phone number and email address so that we can confirm your registration.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds up to two weeks before the workshop. Doulas and midwives who are called to a birth and notify us (phone or email) by the day of a workshop will receive a refund, less a maximum $10 fee for any costs we cannot recoup.