Other Ways to Earn Continuing Education Credits from LLLI Check into LLLI's Study Modules, listed on the LLLI Catalogue , for a way to earn CERPs via our printed materials. This course uses the curriculum developed for training Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and includes the topics listed above under Peer Counselor. For over 40 years, La Leche League International has led the way in breastfeeding support and education. The international organization has demonstrated a proven way of combining adult learning skills and communication tools that respect women's own personal life experiences, cultural diversity, and breastfeeding knowledge with current, accurate breastfeeding information and support. We have seen women not only increase the incidence and duration of their breastfeeding but we have seen them educate and support their peers in formal group settings and informal settings such as stores, churches, schools and offices.
Women can make educated decisions about their personal feeding choices and reach their goals.
We see them gain self-confidence in their own abilities as mothers and breastfeeding supporters. Empowered, increased confidence, experience in counseling and mother to mother support has led many women to take on more responsibilities not only for themselves but for other groups in which they are involved. The LLLI Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program has led women from welfare to work by providing education, communication, counseling skills and on-going personal and professional breastfeeding support of an International organization. This unique combination reaches across barriers to unite those interested in optimum health for women and children in an obtainable and sustainable goal of decreased mortality and morbidity by increasing the rate and duration of breastfeeding. To develop support systems within targeted communities that will provide ongoing access to breastfeeding information and support by training those interested in learning more about breastfeeding promotion, management, support and techniques to help mothers breastfeed.