Level 1 - Certified Elementary Lactation Enabler Hindi

About the course: 

Supporting close to 1.5 lakh Indian mothers on their breastfeeding journey gave Breastfeeding Support for Indian Mothers (BSIM) deep insights into the gaps in lactation support in India. 

One way to fill the huge gap would be to have more individuals trained in lactation in order to have better health outcomes in babies and their mothers. 

The course was designed to keep breastfeeding mothers at the centre of our problem-solving goals, since they needed to be supported the most if we want babies to be breastfed. Having worked with breastfeeding mothers for close to 10 years gave us deep insights into the needs of mothers who wished to breastfeed and the reasons why they were unable to. 

Certified Elementary Lactation Enablers (CELE) - (Peer Counsellors)

Target Audience:

1. Medical professionals who wish to support mothers and babies on their breastfeeding journey:

a. Doctors

b. Nurses 

c. Other allied medical professionals 

2. Mothers who have become passionate about promoting and protecting breastfeeding after breastfeeding their own children.

3. Any individual who wishes to promote and protect breastfeeding. 

Whom can they help?

Those who complete this level will be able to support their friends, family, 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.  

To whom do they escalate?

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