THE INFANT MICROBIOME & EPIGENETICS

(MICROBIRTH ONLINE COURSE 9 x 60 MINS)

For Australian College of Midwives

Helping  YOU  feel more confident about the infant microbiome.

Helping  YOU  support parents – full informed choice.

Helping  YOU  understand the science that strongly supports:

– vaginal birth

– immediate skin-to-skin contact

– exclusive breastfeeding

For the optimal development of the infant immune system for best possible lifelong health

Course Features

The course content is divided into 9 sesions of 60 mins.

Each session is split into bite-sized 5-10 minute lessons featuring:

• PDF presentations
• high-quality short videos featuring 11 world-leading professors
• online graded tests
• downloadable study handouts including scientific references
• student evaluations
• moderated discussion forums

Lifetime access means you can go at your own pace, and return to the course content again and again.

The course content will be regularly updated ensuring you are kept up-to-date – the very latest research!

On completion of the whole course, a print-ready Certificate of Completion is available to download for continuing education credits.

Course Contents

The 9 x 60 mins sessions are:

1. Introduction to the microbiome
2. Microbiome and pregnancy
3. Microbiome and vaginal birth
4. Microbiome and C-section
5. Microbiome and breastfeeding
6. Epigenetics and pregnancy
7. Epigenetics and vaginal birth
8. Epigenetics and breastfeeding
9. Science of oxytocin

Approved for 9 Continuing Education credits:

If you are a midwife (LM, CPM, CM, CNM), lactation consultant, nurse, doula, childbirth educator, breastfeeding professional or other health professional, the following CE credits are accepted by many midwifery, nursing, doula, childbirth education orgnanizations including:  IBLCE, AMCB for CMP, ACM, CCI, ICEA, DONA International, CAPPA and as CE Credits by Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators.

• 9 CPD HOURS – Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
• 9 CONTACT HOURS – American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) #2019/012
• 9 HOURS / 0.9 CEUs – Midwifery Educational Accreditation Council (MEAC) Program No #M1819-62-0621DE
• 9 CERPs (4 L-CERPs & 5 R-CERPs)  – International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)  CERPS Registry No. 320017K
• 9.0 LAMAZE CONTACT HOURS  – Lamaze International  LIN 18-20. These hours may be applied towards recertification as an LCCE educator under the learning competencies 1, 3, 5 and 6.
• 9.0 CONTACT HOURS – accepted by International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)  LIN 18-20
• 9 HOURS of continuing education approved by the Midwifery Council (for midwives of New Zealand).  This course has been approved as continuing midwifery education by the Midwifery Council (New Zealand) for 9 hours. Alto Films Ltd Approval Number: 2018CME038E
• This course can be used as 9 HOURS CPD for revalidation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• The 9 CONTACT HOURS approved by Lamaze International are accepted as 9 Contact Hours by CAPPA, DONA International and other doula / childbirth education organisations (please check – your own organisation).
• American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is an approved provider of nursing CNEs. This means 9 Contact Hours approved by ACNM can be used as 9 nursing CNEs, but please check – your state board / provider.
• Approved for 9 HOURS / 0.9 Midwifery CEU credits  by the Midwifery Education & Accreditation Council (  Program No #M1819-62-0621DE).  These 9 HOURS / 0.9 Midwifery CEUs are applicable for Certified Professional Midwives recertifying through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM).
• Accepted as 5 HOURS for CLC recertification purposes by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP).
  

How do Continuing Education credits apply to you?

– This course is an Australian College of Midwives CPD Recognised Activity and has been approved for 9 CPD Hours.

– Australian Midwives and Nurses are required to collect 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year, so this course will provide 9 CPD Hours out of those 20 CPD Hours. If required for auditing, the course certificate will provide date and number of CPD Hours. If required for auditing, a brief description of objectives are listed at the start of each course session.

– 9 Contact Hours (ACNM) are applicable to Nurse-Midwives, Certified Midwives, Registered Nurses, doulas and childbirth education providers.

– ACNM is an approved provider of nursing CNEs, so 9 Contact Hours approved by ACNM are accepted as Contact Hours by many state boards for nursing CNEs (please check – your own state board/provider)

– 9 Contact Hours (ACNM) are accepted by the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) for CNOR recertification and CRNFA recertification.

– 9 Contact Hours (ACNM) are accepted as part of Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). The AMCB operates on a 5-year certification cycle. That means that if you initially pass in 2017, you will have five years until 2022 to fulfil the certification cycle requirements, which includes completion of 20 Contact Hours (2.0 CEUs)

– 9 HOURS / 0.9 Midwifery CEU’s (MEAC) can be applied to Certified Professional Midwives registered – the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and can also be used for recertification and general career development by midwives and other healthcare providers.

– 9 CERPs (4 L-CERPs and 5 R-CERPs) can be used for recertification for Lactation Consultants (IBCLC). Five years after most recently passing the IBLCE certification exam, IBCLCs may renew their certification by demonstrating completion of 75 hours of continuing education that has been approved for CERPs. Of these, at least 50 must be L-CERPs. IBCLCs recertifying by CERPs may use up to 20 R-CERPs to complete recertification requirements.

– Accepted as 5 HOURS for CLC recertification purposes by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP).

On completion of the Infant Microbiome & Epigenetics (Microbirth Online Cours ), you will receive your own Certificate of Completion listing the above Continuing Education credits.

11 WORLD LEADING PROFESSORS

PLUS 2 LACTATION EXPERTS