Mother-Baby Friendly Initiative – Session 1

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R500

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Breastfeeding counselling is a conversation where someone with appropriate training listens and responds to a woman’s thoughts and feelings related to breastfeeding while respecting her personal situation and wishes.

Breastfeeding counselling should provide education, reassurance, skilled practical help and problem solving, and anticipatory guidance in the antenatal, birth and postpartum periods through to the first two years of an infant’s life. 

This presentation teaches the necessary listening skills and other communication skills  to councel mothers regarding breastfeeding and also to build confidence and give the necessary support

Sessions in this Course

Session 1: 

  • Lesson 1: Orientation to MBFI and 10 steps
  • Lesson 2: Listening and Learning Skills
  • Lesson 3: Use skills for building confidence and giving support
  • Lesson 4: Antenatal Conversation about breastfeeding

Session 2:

  • Lesson 1: Anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding
  • Lesson 2: First feeding immediately after birth
  • Lesson 3: Frequency of feeding
  • Lesson 4: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Session 3:
  • Lesson 1: Baby’s feeding cues and positions
  • Lesson 2: Attachment to the breast
  • Lesson 3: Observing breastfeeding

Session 4:

  • Help a mother manage milk expression
  • Possible problems – newborn

Session 5:

  • Possible problems – breasts
  • Transition after discharge

Course Content

Final Quiz: MBFI Lesson 1