Professional Development
Course Overviews
Safety and Infection Control and Prevention
- Continuing Education Credits: 9.2 hours
$65.00 (USD)*
(non-refundable)
This online course provides 9.2 CEU’s (9.2 hours) of professional development. Focusing on the evidence related to workplace safety, infection control, and infection prevention, this course is designed for professionals working with pregnant clients and new families. Once you have read through the course manual you can complete the online test. A 70% pass grade is required. Once you have completed the test you can download your certificate of completion. The course certificate will show evidence of the continuing education hours which can be used for ANA certification and recertification. The course can also be used for the IBLCE requirement for a health science course in safety and infection control for those pursuing IBCLC accreditation. To ensure this course is available to everyone who wants to take it, the cost of the course is on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Understanding Amniotic Fluid Disorders
- Continuing Education Credits: 3.3 hours
$55.00 (USD)
(non-refundable)
This online course provides 3.3 CEU’s (3.3 hours) of professional development. Focusing on the evidence related to polyhydramnios and oligohydramnios, you will explore the signs and symptoms of each, testing and diagnosis options, implications for labor, birth, and the postpartum period, and controversies surrounding each condition. Once you have read through the course manual you can complete the online test. A 70% pass grade is required. Once you have completed the test you can download your certificate of completion. The course certificate will show evidence of the continuing education hours which can be used for ANA certification and recertification.
Issues of the Breech Presentation
- Continuing Education Credits: 6.1 hours
$65.00 (USD)
(non-refundable)
This online course provides 6.1 CEU’s (6.1 hours) of professional development. Focusing on the evidence related to breech birth, you will explore the complications related to breech birth, different management options for breech birth, the implications on breech birth on labor and the postpartum period, and the controversies related to breech birth. Once you have read through the course manual you can complete the online test. A 70% pass grade is required. Once you have completed the test you can download your certificate of completion. The course certificate will show evidence of the continuing education hours which can be used for ANA certification and recertification.
Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Continuing Education Credits: 4.8 hours
$60.00 (USD)
(non-refundable)
This online course provides 4.8 CEU’s (4.8 hours) of professional development. Focusing on the evidence related to diabetes (Type I & II) and gestational diabetes, you will explore the controversies, treatment and management options, and the implications for labor and birth. Once you have read through the course manual you can complete the online test. A 70% pass grade is required. Once you have completed the test you can download your certificate of completion. The course certificate will show evidence of the continuing education hours which can be used for ANA certification and recertification.
Exploring Group B Streptococcus
- Continuing Education Credits: 4.2 hours
$55.00 (USD)
(non-refundable)
This online course provides 4.2 CEU’s (4.2 hours) of professional development. Focusing on the evidence related to Group B Streptococcus you will look at the controversies related to this infection and the implications for labor, birth, and the postpartum period. Once you have read through the course manual you can complete the online test. A 70% pass grade is required. Once you have completed the test you can download your certificate of completion. The course certificate will show evidence of the continuing education hours which can be used for ANA certification and recertification.
Lactation in Special Circumstances
- Continuing Education Credits: 7 hours
$85.00 (USD)
(non-refundable)
All too often parents feel unsupported or are given misinformation about lactation. Our own research shows that nearly 60% of people do not receive support on lactation either during pregnancy or after birth. Of those who do receive support, 40% find that it is unhelpful.
This 7-hour online course covers a range of special circumstances that might be encountered by those providing lactation support to clients. These include:
- Lactation after breast surgery
- Feeding multiples
- Lactation after surviving sexual abuse
- Lactation while trying to conceive
- Lactation during pregnancy
- Tandem feeding a baby and an older sibling
- Induced lactation and relactation
- Pumping milk or suppressing lactation after a stillbirth
- Expressing milk in a range of circumstances
You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course highlighting the breastfeeding continuing education hours completed.
This course is suitable for anyone working with new parents and requires no prerequisites. In addition to being available as a professional development course, this module is also included in our Lactation Counselor certification program.
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“My training with CBI has opened my eyes to new perspectives. I learned more than just labor and birth but also so much about myself. With personalized feedback and a hands-on approach, CBI eased my anxiety about approaching a new field by providing me with plenty of resources in order for me to succeed.”
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“My training with CBI has opened my eyes to new perspectives. I learned more than just labor and birth but also so much about myself. With personalized feedback and a hands-on approach, CBI eased my anxiety about approaching a new field by providing me with plenty of resources in order for me to succeed.”
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“My training with CBI has opened my eyes to new perspectives. I learned more than just labor and birth but also so much about myself. With personalized feedback and a hands-on approach, CBI eased my anxiety about approaching a new field by providing me with plenty of resources in order for me to succeed.”
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“My training with CBI has opened my eyes to new perspectives. I learned more than just labor and birth but also so much about myself. With personalized feedback and a hands-on approach, CBI eased my anxiety about approaching a new field by providing me with plenty of resources in order for me to succeed.”
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