Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Breastfeeding for Medical Students
The University of Glasgow and Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Designed to support first-year medical students to understand the importance of breastfeeding in the UK, including learning more about the value of human milk, the difference between human milk and infant formula and how best to support babies, their mothers and families with infant feeding.
1 weeks, 3 hours per week
Charlotte Wright
Professor of Community Child Health, University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the main constituents of human milk and their function
- Appreciate the importance of human milk and breastfeeding to human health
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of lactation
- Be able to list the key practices that facilitate the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding
- Understand the role of the doctor in supporting and advocating for breastfeeding
- Understand the role of the doctor in supporting parents to formula feed as safely as possible
- Appreciate the wider social, cultural and political influences on infant feeding
- Understand the importance of the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA resolutions (the Code) and how it impacts on practice
Syllabus
- How is human milk produced and what are its components?
- What does effective breastfeeding look like?
- What are some of the challenges of breastfeeding in the UK?
Issued on 10th August 2021
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