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From novice to expert, get state of the art training from
Lactation Education Resources!

This program is designed to be flexible to meet your needs. It can be designed to be appropriate for hospitals, health departments, physician's office staff, dieticians or other professional groups. It can be an in-service program or a full conference. You design it to meet your needs!

We can present the program once or repeat it at intervals so that everyone on a busy staff has a chance to attend. It can be presented as a one, two or three day program for 10 to 100 participants. Choose program topics most appropriate for your audience. Two of our faculty can teach the whole program or we can involve some of your staff in the presentations.

Our faculty each have more than 15 years of experience working with breastfeeding mothers and infants and more than eight years of experience training professionals in lactation management. They each provide their unique expertise and wealth of experience. Two of these experienced trainers will present your program

Kay Hoover MEd IBCLC
Lactation Consultant, author of the Breastfeeding Atlas with Barbara Wilson-Clay and popular conference sepaker. Currently working in a private hospital in Philadelphia, PA area.

Vergie Hughes RN MS IBCLC
    President, Lactation Education Resources
    Lactation consultant with Inova HealthSource and Fairfax Hospital
    Formerly Nursing Coordinator of the National Capital Lactation
    Center & Milk Bank, Georgetown University Medical Center

Jane Bradshaw RN BSN IBCLC
Best Start Parenting Center, Lynchburg, VA

Topics Choose from these or others that are appropriate for your audience.

Basic breastfeeding management

        Getting started
        Avoiding common problems
        Remedying common problems
        Infant issues
        Maternal issues

Special skills

        Alternative feeding methods
        Selecting and using breastfeeding aids
         Breastfeeding premature infants
        Teaching parents about breastfeeding
        Triage breastfeeding problems
        Developing a breastfeeding care plan
        Reviewing and writing educational materials
        Pumping and storing breastmilk

Developing your breastfeeding support team

        Organizing a breastfeeding committee
        Role development
        Job descriptions
        Coordination of care between providers

For a sample program click here

For a full program proposal contact Vergie Hughes

Breastfeeding support takes a team effort!
Give your breastfeeding mothers the best start
by educating your staff!