The Advanced Possums Breastfeeding & Lactation Program

The Advanced Possums Breastfeeding & Lactation Program

PBL Advanced introduces the highest level evidence-based education in clinical breastfeeding and lactation support currently available for health professionals internationally, with strong focus on clinical cases. PBL Advanced addresses all topics stipulated in curricula for certification recommended both by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and the North American Board of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine. Highly qualified guest speakers deliver recorded content in various specialised areas.

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How to complete

We recommend completing this program step by step from the beginning.

  • Section 1

    Getting oriented: essentials for advanced lactation support

  • Section 2

    Antenatal preparation for breastfeeding

  • Section 4

    Milk ejection reflex + infant suck and swallow = milk transfer

  • Section 5

    Empowering women to change the biomechanics of infant suck and protect themselves from musculoskeletal pain: the gestalt method

  • Section 7

    Breastfeeding an infant who cries and fusses a lot ('the dialled up baby')

  • Section 9

    Milk production: models, mechanisms, management, evolutionarily-aligned breastfeeding patterns

  • Section 10

    Regaining birth weight + breastfeeding and lactation in the first three weeks

  • Section 11

    Pumping: the technology of mechanical milk removal

  • Section 12

    Infant diagnoses + management (ankylofrenula, haematochezia)

  • Section 13

    When milk ejection or direct breastfeeding are accompanied by negative maternal emotions

  • Section 14

    Induction of lactation

  • Section 15

    Maternal medical conditions, nutrition, medications, breast imaging and lactation

  • Section 16

    Infant development: protecting best possible outcomes

  • Section 17

    Breastfeeding and the preterm infant

  • Section 18

    Evolutionary and sociocultural contexts in which women breastfeed

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[Dr Pam’s] vision goes far beyond breastfeeding positioning, and her NDC approach is really global… breastfeeding (and parenting) journeys are undermined by so many myths. Her approach regarding tongue-ties and mastitis are also ground-breaking.

Elise A.
IBCLC, Australia

Our programs are designed to share information and guidance, not to replace the care of your doctor or health professional. If you ever have concerns about your own or your child’s health, please seek advice from a qualified healthcare provider.