Event Start/Stop Date and Time
January 4, 2026 8:00 AM EST - April 22, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Check-in Date and Time
January 5, 2026 8:00 AM EST
Location
Northwest AHEC Online and Blended Learning
Your device, quiet location, reliable Internet
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals, physician assistants, midwives, health educators, nurses, nutritionists, and others who provide care to any parents and infants in any healthcare setting who may be lactating/breastfeeding are encouraged to participate.
Event Description
This course focuses on skills needed for providing basic breastfeeding management and support - including prenatal and postpartum counseling and management of common concerns and clinical problems. The 2026 North Carolina Lactation Educator Training Program consists of online self-paced training modules and a separate in-person skills day. You will need to register separately for the in-person skills day. Skills Day: Click here to register for April 22, 1 PM – 5 PM. OR Click here to register for April 23, 8 AM – 12 PM.
Objectives
- Identify the most common barriers to breastfeeding.
- Identify the most common reasons parents choose to breastfeed.
- Recognize quality resources for evidence-based breastfeeding practice(s).
- Describe the physiological process of milk production.
- Assess the adequacy of infant intake.
- Describe infant behaviors and cues related to feeding.
- Apply counseling techniques using open-ended questions, probing questions and validating the responses before providing education.
- Explain the importance of optimal positioning and latch-on.
- Identify common considerations and causes of issues with milk supply.
- Describe signs, symptoms and strategies for supporting parents experiencing common breastfeeding concerns.
- Become familiar with breast pumps that patients use.
- Explore resources for breastfeeding women returning to work.
- Explain strategies for helping at risk breastfeeding mothers.
- Describe the special needs of late preterm infants.
- Explain the impact of cultural traditions and beliefs on the breastfeeding family.
Session Credits
Credit will be awarded based on participant selection at time of registration. Before selecting credits, participants are encouraged to review our Credit Glossary (opens in new tab) for general information. Please note that not all credit types are available for every program.
Session Details
2026 North Carolina Lactation Educator Training Program - Spring - Enduring
January 5, 2026 8:00 AM EST - April 22, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Check-in: January 5, 2026 8:00 AM EST
This course focuses on skills needed for providing basic breastfeeding management and support - including prenatal and postpartum counseling and management of common concerns and clinical problems.
The 2026 North Carolina Lactation Educator Training Program consists of online self-paced training modules and a separate in-person skills day. You will need to register separately for the in-person skills day.
Following the completion of this activity, the participant should register for the in-person skills day.
Available Credits:
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• 20 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
20 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC.
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• 13 IBLCE L CERPs Hours
13.0 IBLCE L CERPs. Long-term provider number assigned to Northwest Area Health Education Center: COT121-01
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• 7 IBLCE R CERPs Hours
7.0 IBLCE R CERPs. Long-term provider number assigned to Northwest Area Health Education Center: COT121-01
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• 20 Nursing Contact Hours
20.0 Nursing Contact Hours. Northwest Area Health Education Center (Northwest AHEC) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Session Fees:
- $400.00 - Registration Fee
- $375.00 - Group Rate - Registration Fee (3 or more)
