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<bold>Introduction.</bold> Providing lactation care and promoting breastfeeding are indispensable tasks of a midwife. Natural feeding can create numerous problems, which means that the constant updating and expanding knowledge and competence of midwives in the matter of lactation is included in the role of a midwife. It can also be an interesting career path.
<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the work is to present the opportunities for professional development of a midwife in the field of lactation in Poland as part of postgraduate education.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Lactation Educator – a specialist course organised by the Centre for Postgraduate Training of Nurses and Midwives “Education and Support of Women in Lactation” which enables to work as a lactation educator. Certified Lactation Consultant – a course organized by the Lactation Science Centre “Problems in lactation”. The title of Certified Lactation Consultant confirms that the midwife has acquired the appropriate knowledge and skills to professionally and responsibly conduct specialist lactation counselling. International Certified Breastfeeding Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) – IBCLC has the appropriate knowledge of and skills in supporting nursing women, confirmed by an international examination entitled to work in the field of lactation worldwide.
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Introduction. Providing lactation care and promoting breastfeeding are indispensable tasks of a midwife. Natural feeding can create numerous problems, which means that the constant updating and expanding knowledge and competence of midwives in the matter of lactation is included in the role of a midwife. It can also be an interesting career path.
Aim. The aim of the work is to present the opportunities for professional development of a midwife in the field of lactation in Poland as part of postgraduate education.
Conclusions. Lactation Educator – a specialist course organised by the Centre for Postgraduate Training of Nurses and Midwives “Education and Support of Women in Lactation” which enables to work as a lactation educator. Certified Lactation Consultant – a course organized by the Lactation Science Centre “Problems in lactation”. The title of Certified Lactation Consultant confirms that the midwife has acquired the appropriate knowledge and skills to professionally and responsibly conduct specialist lactation counselling. International Certified Breastfeeding Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) – IBCLC has the appropriate knowledge of and skills in supporting nursing women, confirmed by an international examination entitled to work in the field of lactation worldwide.

Polish midwives and lactation care – development opportunities

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Providing lactation care and promoting breastfeeding are indispensable tasks of a midwife. Natural feeding can create numerous problems, which...

Polish midwives and lactation care – development opportunities

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 252 - 255

Received: Mar 13, 2021

Accepted: Jul 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0030

Keywords
midwife, lactation, breastfeeding, development

© 2021 Jadwiga Surówka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Polish midwives and lactation care – development opportunities

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 252 - 255

Received: Mar 13, 2021

Accepted: Jul 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0030

Keywordsmidwife, lactation, breastfeeding, development

© 2021 Jadwiga Surówka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
midwife, lactation, breastfeeding, development