Lactation Consultancy Certificate
Promotion and encouragement of breastfeeding throughout the entire therapeutic sequence
An advanced lactation consultancy course provides nurses with the tools to provide professional response and counseling in the field of breastfeeding in hospitalization and in the community.
Breastfeeding over time has been proven to improve the physical and mental health of both the baby and the mother, and to strengthen the bond between them. Breastfeeding has many advantages in the nutritional, immune, developmental, psychological, social, economic and environmental fields.
Social changes, especially in the field of women's status and the development of science and medicine, have led to a decrease in breastfeeding rates in the Western world and various factors influence the decision to stop breastfeeding, among them the lack of continuous care, availability of baby food compounds and the like.
Lactation consultants have a leading and central role in promoting and encouraging breastfeeding throughout the entire care continuum. An advanced course in lactation consultancy will therefore give you tools to provide a professional response and counseling in the field, beyond basic training in breastfeeding. As licensed lactation consultants, you will play a leading and central role in promoting and encouraging breastfeeding in the hospital and in the community.
The lactation consultancy clinical practice takes place in hospitals and in the community.
Curriculum
The study program includes 350 study hours, of which:
- 150 theoretical study hours
- 200 clinical experience hours
Prerequisites for admission to the program
- You are a citizen or a resident of Israel
- You have a registered nurse licensure certificate in Israel
- You have a bachelor's degree in nursing.
An accredited degree in nursing is a degree accredited by interinstitutional committee at the Salary and Employment Agreements Department at the Ministry of Finance. The list of degrees is updated from time to time in the circular: "Academic degrees accredited for salary purposes in the civil service, Clalit Health Services and Hadassah Medical Center and Shaare Zedek Medical Center - nursing" (Hebrew). - You have passed the selection exam for the advanced nursing courses with a grade of 70 or higher, and the grade is valid (3 calendar years from the exam date), or you are eligible for an exemption from the selection exam
Tuition
Registration fee
See the registration fee for advanced courses and selection examinations in the relevant annual circular (Hebrew).
More information about the tuition for advanced courses
Information about the licensing exams for advanced courses
Lactation consultancy community
Nurses who have successfully completed the course are invited to our lactation counseling community.
This professional community is intended for all lactation counseling nurses. In this community we share knowledge and ideas around the field of breastfeeding, consult and discuss professional challenges and use useful tools, presentations and videos for joint learning and improving the professional care of all of us.
Where can you take the course
| Course Location | Course Opening Date | Course Days | Contact |
| Barzilai | 04/01/2024 | Thursday | Rachel Sporta rachelsp@bmc.gov.il |
| North Training Center (Rambam) | 02/01/2024 | Sunday and Tuesday | Ayelet Zohar a_zohar@rambam.health.gov.il Fax: 04-7773046 |
| Kaplan | 03/01/2024 | Wednesday - long day | Askedar Tadesa ASKEDARTA@clalit.org.il |
| Sheba (Ziva Tal) | 03/01/2024 | Monday and Wednesday | |
| Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) | 02/01/2024 | Thursday | Maayan Natan nurseschool@shamir.gov.il |
| Shaare Zedek | 02/01/2024 | Tuesday | Dana Almog rishum@szmc.org.il |