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>Dear all,
>
>It's me again but I'm definitely not going to start another confusing topic.
>Well, this message is specifically for all Lactnetters in UK.
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>I'm trying to find out if there are any lactation courses in UK (which
>part?)
I can tell you about National Childbirth Trust courses - Magda can
probably fill you in about the Network. LLL is the same as
everywhere, I think. There is also the Association of Breastfeeding
Mothers, but I know very little about them except to say their
training is a lot shorter.
NCT breastfeeding counsellors have to be members of NCT and typically
take 2-3 years to train on a rolling programme of tutorials,
workshops and written work, plus reading.
It probably adds up to 200 study hours. We then have to reregister
every year and undertake regular appraisals and attend 2 days of
training/study every year.
The qualification is not recognised externally, however, and we are
volunteers, registered by NCT but of course we are not clinical
practitioners.
NCT's childbirth educators course qualifies you with an
externally-recognised diploma, from the University of Luton. I am not
aware of the details of this, but it is probably similar in length
and breadth as the bfcs training.
You can get more info from the NCT website on http://www.nct-online.org
The cost for both is variable. Your local branch would normally pay
for your bfc training. You are now expected to part-fund the
teacher's course yourself.
If you want clinical training, there are London based courses, and I
would suggest you look up details on UNICEF's website - I think they
are there. There are also Baby Friendly courses, for midwives and
other qualified HPs - see the website.
You can get these URLS and others I may not know about re training
from http://www.breastfeeding.co.uk which is a great source of links.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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