School Of Nursing And MidwiferyAdvanced practice: Infant and Child feeding and NutritionWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400834.1
Discipline: MOTHERCRAFT NURSING AND FAMILY & CHILD HEALTH NURSING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Basics of breastfeeding including techniques for positioning and attachment and common breastfeeding problems; socio-cultural and political context of infant feeding; normal newborn behaviour, infant-parent attachment, factors that influence the transition to parenthood and parenting styles; skills required to critcially appraise research literature and high level communication skills and capacity to work in partnership with families.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be a Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife or health professional due to public safety issues.
About this Unit
This unit provides students with advanced theoretical knowledge around infant and young child feeding. The course is predominantly theoretical although students will also be expected to gain practical skills including developing the capacity to undertake comprehensive breastfeeding assessments and assessment of nutritional status in children 0 to 5 years of age. Topics covered include management of complex breastfeeding problems and skills to support women who have unexpected birth outcomes with breastfeeding; the impact of acute and chronic infant and childhood illness on nutritional status and feeding; evidence based strategies and approaches to facilitate good nutritional practices including breastfeeding among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations and working effectively in multidisciplinary teams and with peer or volunteer support groups to promote and support healthy infant and young child feeding practices. There is 120 hours of theoretical content of which approximately 90 hours is directly related to breastfeeding and human lactation. The role of the lactation consultant and legal and ethical issue are addressed for those who wish to work towards this qualification in the future.
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