Recommended Course Sequence

Lactation Consultation Curriculum

These courses are not available on-line.

Birthingway College of Midwifery's lactation consultation curriculum includes two components:

  • Lactation-specific and elective courses (51 credits)
  • Lactation-specific Clinical Training credit (15 credits)

Recommended Course Sequence

First Year of Lactation Program
Term Course Name Credit Hours
Spring Breastfeeding I (BRF211q) 1
Breastfeeding II (BRF222q) 2
Medical Terminology (MED221q) 2
Anatomy and Physiology for Birth and Lactation Professionals (ANT151q) 5
Communications I (COM321q) 2
Total 12
Fall Nutrition (NUT221q) 2
Infancy (INF221q) 2
Breastfeeding III (BRF313q) 1
Breastfeeding Skills (BFS411q) 1
Communications II (COM312q) 1
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (LPRE111q) 1
Working Cross Culturally (WCC411q) 1
Understanding Statistics (STA221q) 2
Clinical Training (LCTC211q) 1
Total 12
Winter Maternal Complex Breastfeeding Situations (LMCS231q) 3
Breastfeeding Politics and Policy (LPOL131q) 3
Advanced Skills I (LADS221q) 2
Communications III (COM313q) 1
Clinical Training (LCTC211q) 3
Total 12


Second Year of Lactation Program
Term Course Name Credit Hours
Spring Botanicals I (BOT331q) 3
Advanced Skills II - Tools (LADS222q) 2
Birth Impacts on Breastfeeding (BIB121q) 2
Infant Complex Breastfeeding Situations (LICS221q) 2
Clinical Training (LCTC211q) 3
Total 12
Fall Professional Standards (LPS231q) 3
Elective 2
Human Genetics (GEN431q) 3
Clinical Training (LCTC211q) 4
Total 12
Winter Lactation Consultant Practice Protocols (LPP211q) 1
Advanced Case Studies(LACS221q) 2
Clinical Training(LCTC211q) 3-5
Total 12