Clinical Breastfeeding Management Counselor (C-BMC) Certification

B.R.E.A.S.T.4 Babes, Inc. Clinical Breastfeeding Management Counselor (C-BMC) Certification Training Course is a self-paced virtual course. Our approach integrates knowledge and evidence from the footprint of the World Health Organization/UNICEF, which enables our students to: Assist mothers in meeting their breastfeeding goals, asking them what they are when appropriate. Offer accurate, comprehensive, and objective information regarding breastfeeding and equipment. Base his/her recommendations on evidence-based practices for optimal breastfeeding outcomes and not on personal experience regarding breastfeeding and medications, tobacco use, alcohol, and illicit drugs. Use counseling skills and techniques that support breastfeeding mothers and babies, practicing in a clinically competent manner. The C-BMC course is eligible for 95 hours of training based on the WHO/UNICEF (World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund) Breastfeeding Counseling Training Course. Under the direct supervision of the IBCLC ®, our Clinical Breastfeeding Management Counselor (C-BMC) Certification Training Course mentees will provide guidance to families that protects, promotes, and supports breastfeeding, while respecting the counselor's breastfeeding goals. B.R.E.A.S.T.4 Babes, Inc. continuously works to preserve confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA guidelines, to promote health equity policies, programs, and practices that address health, social, economic, environmental, and other factors that improve minority maternal, infant, and family health, increasing minority racial representation in allied health professions. Reading Material: Author: Karen Wambach and Becky Spencer Title: Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Edition: Sixth edition Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, Massachusetts, 2021 ISBN: 9781284151565