Course curriculum

    1. Key topics

    2. Physical Recovery

    3. Emotional recovery

    4. Nutritional needs of breastfeeding mother

    5. EXTRA RESOURCES: Pelvic floor exercise

    6. EXTRA RESOURCES: Good practice - supporting partners and family members in specialist perinatal mental health services

    7. EXTRA RESOURCES: List of supporting organisations for new parents

    8. EXTRA RESOURCES: Eating well guide for new mums ( First Steps Nutrition Trust)

    9. EXTRA RESOURCES: How societal pressures shape motherhood (BBC documentary)

    10. EXTRA RESOURCES: Societal pressure to bounce back after pregnancy is hurting new mothers (BBC article; October 2022)

    11. EXTRA RESOURCES: Exploring infant crying and effective soothing methods. Working with fussy babies.

    1. Session Recording Module 5 - 22nd June 2024

    2. Slide Handouts Module 5

    3. Key topics

    4. Getting Breastfeeding off to a good start

    5. Breast is not ‘best’... it is the biological norm.

    6. Anatomy and Physiology of Human Lactation

    7. Positioning and Attachment

    8. Breastfeeding challenges

    9. Breast care and problems

    10. BFN Expressing Leaflet

    11. Which pump?

    12. Resouces & References

About this course

  • Free
  • 23 lessons
  • 35 hours of video content