Alberta Breastfeeding Course:

Evidence-Based Essentials for Health Care Professionals

Alberta’s go-to breastfeeding course for healthcare professionals.

This online course (previously called the AHS 20-Hour Breastfeeding Course) provides you with 24 hours of self-paced and Continuing Medical Education-accredited learning. It will enhance your knowledge and skills to support families in their breastfeeding goals.

Course Guide

The course guide includes syllabus information and frequently asked questions.

• Alberta Breastfeeding Course Guide

Course Registration

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Course Resources

Practice support resources from the Alberta Breastfeeding Course are available to download and print.

• The LEARN Model (8.5x11)
• The LEARN Model (pocket-size)
• Supporting Informed Feeding Decisions: Information on Infant Feeding Options for Healthcare Professionals
• 8 Principles of Informed Feeding Decisions
• Deciding How to Feed Your Baby
• Socio-Ecological Model in the Breastfeeding Context
• A Partner’s Guide to Breastfeeding Support (Healthy Parents, Healthy Children)
• Practical Considerations for Working with Indigenous Mothers
• Supporting a Transgender Parent with Chestfeeding: A Case Study on Cultural Safety
• Breastfeeding Assessment Components
• Spectrum-Wide Management Strategies for Engorgement & Mastitis 
• Your Baby’s Feeding Cues 
• Strategies to Increase Milk Transfer