The Infant Feeding Counselor® Capstone Experience
About the IFC® Capstone
The Infant Feeding Counselor® capstone training is available to students enrolled in the IFC® Course and provides an opportunity for in-person education and networking. If you are already enrolled in our IFC® Course, you may RSVP to a live capstone event below.
If you are not enrolled in our IFC® Course, but would like to be - click here!
WELCOME
Find your seats as Hope provides a brief introduction to the outline for the day.
WORKING WITH LACTATION SUPPORT TOOLS
Clinical Competencies Covered:
Find your seats as Hope provides a brief introduction to the outline for the day.
WORKING WITH LACTATION SUPPORT TOOLS
Clinical Competencies Covered:
- Select appropriate teaching aids
- Provide information at a level which parents can easily understand
- Provide support and information to parents to make evidence-informed decisions
- Identify and promote positive breastfeeding practices
- Discuss the appropriate continuation of breastfeeding when parents and their infant/child are separated
- Evaluate parents' understanding of all information and education provided
- Provide evidence-based information to parents regarding the use of techniques and devices
- Evaluate, critique, and demonstrate the use of techniques and devices which support breastfeeding, understand that some devices may be marketed without evidence to support their usefulness and may be harmful to the continuation of breastfeeding
LUNCH
Spend some time with other IFC candidates to build your professional network
ASSESSING INFANT ORAL ANATOMY
Interact with the Tie-LER and practice your hands-on clinical assessment skills so you feel confident identifying any abnormalities when working with a dyad.
Clinical Competencies Covered:
- Assess infant oral anatomy
- Identify medical conditions that impact breastfeeding and appropriate teaching for parents
PROVIDING LACTATION SUPPORT SERVICES
Clinical Competencies Covered:
- Obtain a lactation history
- Identify events that occurred during the pregnancy, labor and birth that may adversely affect breastfeeding
- Assess the breasts to determine if changes are consistent with adequate function in lactation
- Assess for normal child behavior and developmental milestones
- Identify correct latch and attachment
- Assess effective milk transfer
- Assess for adequate milk intake of the infant/child
- Assess milk supply
- Provide education to assist the family to identify newborn feeding cues and behavioral states
- Educate families on normal child behaviors indicating breastfeeding needs; signs of readiness to feed, and expected feeding patterns
- Assist parents and their infant/child to find comfortable positions for breastfeeding
- Provide suggestions as to when and how to stimulate a sleepy baby to feed
- Identify issues related to early weaning and appropriate interventions/teaching for the family
- Provide information regarding weaning from the breast when appropriate, including care of the breasts and preparation and use of human milk substitutes
- Assist and support parents to develop, implement and evaluate an appropriate, acceptable and achievable breastfeeding plan utilizing all resources available
- Address physical disabilities which may limit parents' handling of their infant/child
COMPLETING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION
Clinical Competencies Covered:
- Evaluate potential and existing factors impacting a parent’s breastfeeding goals
- Assist and support parents to develop, implement and evaluate an appropriate, acceptable and achievable breastfeeding plan utilizing all resources available
- Calculate an infant/child’s caloric/Kilojoule and volume requirements
- Assess the breastfeeding infant/child’s growth using World Health Organization adapted growth charts
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