Welcome!

Welcome to the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) e-learning program website (formerly the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative).

This program supports a continuum of care for breastfeeding knowledge from the hospital to the community.

The e-learning program has been designed to meet Step 2 of the educational requirements for Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and Baby Friendly Community Initiative. The Baby Friendly Health Initiative is a joint program of the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, launched in 1991. The initiatives aim to give all babies the best start by providing health care environments where breastfeeding is the norm and where health care practices which support, protect and promote breastfeeding are followed.

Who can use the e-learning program?

Anyone can use the e-learning program but it would be most useful for health professionals or students wishing to gain further knowledge about breastfeeding.
The program could also be a useful tool for midwives wanting to update their breastfeeding knowledge.

What the program is not for:

The program does not fulfill requirements for lactation consultant qualifications but can contribute to continuing education points.

What the program is for:

The e-learning program is structured to meet the educational requirement of 8 hours of BFHI accreditation.

e-Learning aids retention and recall, can make learning more interesting and effective and can be done at the learners own pace. All you need is access to an internet connection and a computer. Alternatively, the program can be presented to a group of e-learners with the assistance of a facilitator.

Cost of the program:

The cost of the program is $45 per person (plus GST), or a discounted cost of $35 per person (plus GST) for groups of 50 or more.

If less than 10 registrants, you will need to register each individually through the "Single Registration" link below. If more than 10, you can register by email from the "Group Registration" link.

Course Registration

To register for the course, click on the links below:

Single Registration

Group Registration

Accreditation of the program:

The e-learning program has been accredited as an Independent Study Module (ISM) for 8 IBLC Cerps (approval number C25345) and Australian College of Midwives (ACMI) Inc. professional development points for lactation consultants and midwives. GP's may individually apply for QA&CPD Category 2 points. Points will be allocated at the completion of the course.

The e-learning program covers seven topics (listed below) as well as additional education in those topics.

The program is self-assessed and will take up to 8 hours to complete. e-learners have up to one year after registration to complete the learning. Once the program has been completed the e-learner can continue to use the program as a resource until their one year of registration has passed.

The program will be continuously updated to ensure content is relevant and current.

e-Learners will receive a Statement of Attainment upon completion of the program that contains the appropriate wording for CERPS and ACM points.

Resources:

Videos required for this program are:

• Dr. Lennart Righard's "Delivery Self Attachment" for Topic 2.
• Sue Cox DVD (2006). "Mom and I can Do That" for Topic 2.
• Sue Cox (DVD or Video). "Mother & Baby - The First Week" and "Getting it Right" for Topic 5.
• Rebecca Glover. "Follow Me Mum" (latest edition) DVD for Topic 5.

Other useful texts are:

• Brodribb W. (2004) Breastfeeding Management, 3rd edition, Australian Breastfeeding Association, Ligare Pty. Ltd.
• Riordan. (2004) Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 3rd edition,
  Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
• La Leche League International. (2003) The Breastfeeding Answer Book, 3rd edition.

The above videos/texts are available for inter-library loan from the Child and Youth Health Library - email: CYWHSLibrary@cywhs.sa.gov.au.

NHMRC (2003) Food for Health: Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia available online from the NHMRC website.

Further information regarding any aspect of the program can be obtained from bfonline@cyh.sa.gov.au.