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Lactation Professional Training Programs

29/12/2017

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updated 2021 July 21st

Before choosing a training program, I recommend looking at the different types of breastfeeding support professionals here. 

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PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR LACTATION EDUCATION
(not providing support or doing consults)

 
 
BreastfeedLA
www.breastfeedla.org/lactation-education
Hours: 45 hours in the first part and 50 in the second part
Cost: $550 for early bird pricing
Location: online live and scheduled for specific dates
Certification: Step 1 (45 hours) is to become a certified lactation education specialist (CLES)
Length of certification: 5 years, renewal is offered by application only
 
 
CAPPA
www.cappa.net
certification: certified lactation educator (CLE)
Length of Certification: 3 years
Location: workshop locations throughout the country
 
 
University of California San Diego, extension
www.breastfeeding-education.com
Hours: The first class is 45 hours and 60 online  
Cost: University class
Location: Pathway 1 candidates can do all online, Pathway 2 is a hybrid program
Certification: lactation educator counselor (CLEC)
Length of certification: 5 years
 

PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR ENTRY-LEVEL SUPPORT
(not clinical-level lactation care)

 
 
Birth Arts International
www.birtharts.com
Certification: certified breastfeeding educator
Length of Certification: not specified
Location: online
 
 
Childbirth International
www.childbirthinternational.com
Certification: certified lactation counselor
Length of Certification: does not expire
Location: online
 

There are lactation training classes specifically for doulas. For example, Lactation Education Resources has a lactation management for doulas class here https://www.lactationtraining.com/lactation-management-for-doulas
You may need a class that is approved by your doula training organization such as a DONA approved class.
 
 
PROGRAMS TO TRAIN FUTURE IBCLCs
They may go on to become an IBCLC or may stay at this level with programs that offer credentials.

 
These are the programs that are LEAARC approved and based in America. There are 11. LEAARC is the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee. www.leaarc.org  
 
 
Arizona State University  
https://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/continuing-education/lactation
Hours: 95 hours
Cost: $995 + textbooks
Location: online, start anytime
Certification: certificate of completion and 95 nursing education contact hours 
 
 
Breastfeeding Outlook (Marie Biancuzzo)
www.breastfeedingoutlook.com
Hours: 45 step-up or 90-hour 
Cost: 45-hour is $525, 90-hour is $999
Location: online
Certification: none listed on the website
 
 
BreastfeedLA
www.breastfeedla.org/lactation-education
Hours: 45 hours in the first part and 50 in the second part
Cost: $550 for early bird pricing
Location: online live and scheduled for specific dates
Certification: Step 1 (45 hours) is to become a certified lactation education specialist (CLES)
Length of certification: 5 years, renewal is offered by application only
 
 
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre Ltd. (Linda Smith)
https://bflrc.org/
Hours: 90 hours
Cost: $975
Location: online live at scheduled dates
Certification: none listed
Length of certification:
 
 
Healthy Children’s Project
www.centerforbreastfeeding.org
Hours: 52 hours
Cost: online course is $625 and they charge $120 to take the exam
Location: 5-day course offered throughout the country
With the pandemic, they began offering an online version that can take up to 6 months to complete
Certification: Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
Length of certification: 3 years
 
 
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducation.com
Hours: 45 with the initial course, there are additional hours available to reach the 90 required
Cost: $770
Location: live online 5-day course on scheduled dates
Certification: certified lactation specialist
Length of certification: 5 years
 
 
Lactation Education Resources
www.lactationtraining.com
Hours: Choose the 90 hour or 45-hour Phase 1 and 45-hour Phase 2
Cost: the 90-hour is $975
Location: online, start anytime and work at your own pace (1 year access)
Certification: certified breastfeeding specialist (CBS)
Length of certification: 5 years
Note: This program is unique in that it brings together a large group of teachers with different areas of expertise.
 
 
North Carolina State’s Maternal and Infant Lactation Knowledge (MILK) Research and Educational Group
https://breastfeeding.cals.ncsu.edu/education/
Hours: 110 hours
Cost: The online (not for college credit) has a part 1 and a part 2 for $400 each
Location: online or in-person on campus at NC State University
Certification: none listed
 
 
Riverside University Health System – Public Health
www.lovingsupport.org
Hours: 105 hours
Cost: $1700
Location: California, classes are every other Wednesday for 8 months
Certification: none listed
 
 
University of California San Diego, extension
www.breastfeeding-education.com
Hours: The first class is 45 hours and 60 online
Cost: University class
Location: Pathway 1 candidates can do all online, Pathway 2 is a hybrid program
Certification: lactation educator counselor (CLEC)
Length of certification: 5 years
 
After taking the first class, they offer a second class with a certificate as a lactation consultant.
 
 
Winthrop University
https://www.winthrop.edu/
https://www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/maternal-infant-nutrition-lactation-graduate-certificate.aspx
Hours: 96 hours
Cost: This is a graduate certificate
Location: Winthrop University is in South Carolina.
Certification: certificate in maternal-infant nutrition and lactation 
 

Which programs for IBCLC training also offer a credential on its own that you can practice lactation consultancy with?
  • UC San Diego – certified lactation consultant  
  • Lactation Education Resources – certified breastfeeding specialist (CBS)
  • Healthy Children’s – certified lactation counselor (CLC)
  • Lactation Education Consultants – certified lactation specialist
Check with each of those schools about scope of practice. The CBS and CLC credentials have a clear scope of practice stated on their respective websites. Pursuing the IBCLC credential will give you a wider scope of practice.
 
 
PROGRAMS I RECOMMEND
  • Lactation Education Resources - CBS (certified breastfeeding specialist)
  • Healthy Children’s – CLC (certified lactation counselor)
  • Any of the programs through colleges
  • If you want to do lactation education, I recommend CAPPA.
 
I personally have done the 90-hour program through Lactation Education Resources in 2014 and again in 2020. I highly recommend it.

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