Level 1 - Lactation Enablers (Basic) - Peer Counsellors.

Whom can they help?

Those who complete this level will be able to support their friends, family, and neighbours on their lactation journey. 

Summary of what this level of the course covers:

This level focuses on the importance of breastfeeding, how breast milk production works, detailed information on how to improve latch and positioning, biologically appropriate newborn behaviour and most importantly - counselling skills.  

Whom do they escalate to?

Mothers they aren't able to support would have to take help from professional lactation enablers/counsellors and relevant medical professionals. 

T&C for CELE Course

1. Before issuing the certificate to the participant, the participant will have to sign an undertaking to adhere to the IMS Act, WHO Code and BSIM’s ethos.
2. The subject material within this course is bound to change as and when new studies are done. Students shall take responsibility for keeping themselves updated about the latest recommendations.
3. Students shall not share their login credentials with anyone else while doing this course. And shall acknowledge that their certification will be withheld if BSIM becomes aware of the certificates being shared.
4. This course is the copyright and Intellectual Property of BSIM. Copying, sharing, and taking screenshots without permission is a legal offence.
5. Access to each level, of the course, is 3 weeks.
6. Only qualified medical professionals are allowed to make a medical diagnosis and prescribe medications. Therefore, students are not to diagnose or prescribe medications in case they are not medical professionals. 
7. Students shall guide mothers to seek immediate medical attention if the baby is showing signs of not getting enough milk/ getting dehydrated/failing to thrive.
8. Lactation Enablers shall be responsible and accountable for their suggestions and/ or advice to breastfeeding parents. BSIM will not be held liable for the same.
9. THIS COURSE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
10. The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website is for informational and knowledge purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek/redirect to the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you or your counselee may have regarding a medical condition or treatment before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
11. We understand and acknowledge that parents and babies can be of various genders on a spectrum of LGBTQI+. Families come in diverse flavours. However, in our articles, for the sake of simplicity and convenience, we will be referring to the breastfeeding parent as the mother and using the female pronouns- ‘she’ and ‘her’ for babies. Babies can be nourished and nurtured in different ways and while we have used the terms breastfeeding and nursing, we recognise that parents can opt to chest feed or finger feed.
12. We don’t have conflicts of interest and declare, that we are compliant with the WHO code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes and the IMS Act.
13. Payment once made shall be non-refundable.
14. The course will be online and, therefore, will have the limitations of the medium.
15. One transaction will be for one level of course only.