Earning Criteria

• Earners have applied advanced knowledge of the associated anatomy, physiology, physical and psychosocial aspects of lactation to enable women and their infants to engage in a satisfying and sustained breastfeeding relationship.
• Earners have discussed the impact of formula feeding on the infant, mother and community and the importance of providing support to the woman, who for whatever reason decides not to breastfeed her infant.
• Earners have critically analysed factors that impact on the successful initiation, establishment and maintenance of the mother-infant breastfeeding relationship.
• Earners have critically analysed and evaluated current practice(s) and develop optimum strategies to support women to overcome common breastfeeding challenges and achieve their goals.
• Earners have appraised the impact of both sustained breastfeeding and not breastfeeding on the individual woman, baby, family, nation and globally.
• Earners have successfully completed their Written Assignments.
• Earners have successfully completed their Test or quiz.