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Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 1st Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1284111163
ISBN-10: 1284111164

Author: Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC), (Author), Suzanne Hetzel Campbell (Author), Judith Lauwers (Author), Rebecca Mannel (Author)

Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care provides a trustworthy source for lactation-specific information and education for students, interns, certification candidates, instructors, and clinicians—in any discipline or specialty—who provide care to breastfeeding families. Published in association with the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC), it reflects the current state of practice and serves as a fundamental resource for beginning clinicians, orienting staff, and planning continuing education programs. Organized in three sections, Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care focuses on the science, management, and professional aspects of lactation care. With contributions from a team of clinical lactation experts from several countries around the world, it emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive care for breastfeeding families.

Acknowledgments
The Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee’s (LEAARC’s) Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care represents the work of scores of clinicians, researchers, and educators who have advanced the field of lactation consulting over the past 3 decades. We honor those accomplishments and recognize our peers and colleagues for inspiring us to accept the challenge of guiding the preparation of this first edition. It was a pleasure being part of such a collaboration among numerous experts throughout the world who generously shared their talents and insights into clinical practice.
Our editorial team extends our sincere gratitude to all the chapter authors whose diligence helped maintain high standards and integrity and ensured that this important resource would be relevant to clinicians, educators, and students. We extend special thanks to the team of reviewers who helped identify areas for improvement and who validated the stellar work of our chapter authors. We acknowledge Jones & Bartlett Learning staff members Teresa Reilly, Christina Freitas, Vanessa Richards, and Wes DeShano for their patience and support throughout the project. We appreciate the expert editing and guidance from our copyeditor, Jeanne Hansen, in shepherding us through the writing and editing of such an extensive text. Thank you as well to the LEAARC Board of Directors for their vision and action to ensure the lactation profession will continue to be guided by a core curriculum and for placing their trust in our editorial team to manage the process. None of us would have had the privilege to be part of this process without the mentors and guides who came before and nurtured us, the students who challenged our perspectives and rationales, and the many parents, babies, and families who taught us along the way. Finally,
we thank our families for their encouragement, support, and understanding that allowed us to devote the time and focus needed to steer this text through to publication.
Suzanne Hetzel Campbell
Judith Lauwers
Rebecca Mannel
Becky Spencer

Foreword
As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), physician, and educator with more than 25 years of experience with training others in lactation, I am very enthusiastic about the publication of this text. The impact it will have on the different environments in the clinical practice of human lactation will be enormous. Whether as a text for academic and professional-level human lactation courses or as a reference in the clinic, it provides evidence-based information that will undoubtedly help us expand our knowledge and assist our clients or patients in making informed decisions. This text is written following the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC) Curriculum for Programs in Human Lactation, which is based on the competencies that any academic program needs to offer, regardless of its setting.
My training and experience in public health have convinced me that lactation consultancy is one of the healthcare specialties in which the fundamental pillar of inter- and multidisciplinary treatment is put into practice every day. The specialists in the field who wrote this text represent a variety of professions and experiences, which further enriches the content and makes it an appropriate text to use in any academic setting. Authors and reviewers from several countries around the world give this text international relevancy because it allows the reader to apply what they have learned in different sociocultural contexts.
This text is written in gender-neutral language that avoids bias toward gender, adopting this as an important principle for lactation consultants’ training and the families they serve. It also emphasizes awareness of the necessary social support and the challenges related to equity that impact breastfeeding services. I recommend without hesitation that all educators in lactation programs adopt this text, both to help design curricula and as a text for students.
I teach courses in lactation completely in Spanish. I encourage the translation of this text in the near future, to Spanish and other languages, to allow millions of readers who do not understand English to benefit from it. This will help minimize disparities and inequities around the world.
Ana M. Parrilla-Rodríguez, MD, MPH, FABM, IBCLC, FACCE
Professor
Maternal and Child Health Program, School of Public Health
University of Puerto Rico
Director Certificado Profesional en Educador en Lactancia
Academia Edupró