COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LACTATION CONSULTATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DKH 5017 LACTATION CONSULTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MERLINDA ALUŞ TOKAT

Offered to

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Course Objective

To understand the importance of human milk and breastfeeding for the mother and healthy and sick newborn and to offer appropriate nursing care for the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the importance of human milk and breastfeeding for mother and baby
2   To be able to explain the importance of human milk for infants with health problems
3   To know about the legal status of human milk and breastfeeding in Türkiye and in the World
4   To be able to explain the effect of mode of delivery and interventions on breastfeeding
5   To know the roles and responsibilities of lactations consultant in the evaluation of human milk and breastfeeding
6   To produce evidence-based solutions for successful breastfeeding
7   To be able to use human milk and breastfeeding research results in lactation consultation
8   To be able to present a scientific presantation about human milk and breastfeeding at a meeting related to the field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 - Introduction of the course and explanation of expectations Hande YAĞCAN
2 -The Status of Breast Milk and Breastfeeding in Türkiye and the World - Mother and Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and Breastfeeding -Defining the Concept of Successful Breastfeeding and Approaches -Legal Regulations on Breast Milk and Breastfeeding in Türkiye and the World -National and International Publications on Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
3 -Communication Skills in Breastfeeding Counseling (Listening and Learning, Providing Self-Confidence, Support, Self-Efficacy Relationship) - Roles and Responsibilities of the Lactation Counselor -Development of Breastfeeding Counseling in Türkiye and the World -National and International Institutions/Organizations Providing Breastfeeding Counseling Training Hande YAĞCAN
4 -Definition and Importance of Breast Milk and Breastfeeding (Mother, Baby, Effects on Society Anatomical and Physiological Investigation of Breast Milk and Breastfeeding) Dilek BILGIÇ
5 -Breast Milk and Factors Affecting Breastfeeding (Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum Factors) Hülya ÖZBERK
6 -Breast Milk, Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Bonding - Mind Body Integrity in Breastfeeding -Hipno breastfeeding Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
7 -Methods/Scales Used in Breastfeeding History Taking and Breastfeeding Assessment Dilek BILGIÇ
8 Midterm Exam Hülya ÖZBERK
9 -Factors Affecting Breastfeeding for Women and Breastfeeding Counseling (Breast Problems Legal Regulations on Working Life and Breastfeeding, Expressing and Storing Breast Milk Postpartum Psychological Problems Effect of Mode of Delivery and Complications) Hülya ÖZBERK
10 -Factors Affecting Breastfeeding for Women and Breastfeeding Counseling (Chronic Diseases, Drug Use and Breastfeeding Sleep and breastfeeding Relactation Adoption Mastectomy) Hande YAĞCAN
11 -Factors Affecting Breastfeeding from the Infant's Perspective -Babies with Special Needs and Breastfeeding (Prematurity Cleft palate/lip Baby with reflux, twin baby Down syndrome Neonatal Jaundice) Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
12 -Classical Breastfeeding Techniques -Natural Breastfeeding Practices (Crawling to the Breast, Biological Feeding) Dilek BILGIÇ
13 -Milk Increase Techniques -Breast Milk Banking Current Practices for Successful Breastfeeding (Skin-to-skin contact / Kangaroo Care) Dilek BILGIÇ
14 Effects of Breast Rejection on Mother and Infant Course evaluation Hande YAĞCAN
15 Breastfeeding and Climate Change Evaluation of the course Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT

Recomended or Required Reading

1. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Emzirme Danışmanlığı El Kitabı
2. International Lactation Consultans Association https://www.ilca.org/home
3. European Lactation Consultant Alliance https://www.elacta.eu/
4. The Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice https://alpp.org/certifications/certifications-clc
5. https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/pdfs/bc_directors_guide.pdf
6. Başarılı Emzirmede 11 Adım https://dosyahastane.saglik.gov.tr/Eklenti/71015,basarili-emzirmede-11-adim1pdf.pdf 0
7. Tokat, M. A., Okumuş, H., & Dennis, C. L. (2010). Translation and psychometric assessment of the Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form among pregnant and postnatal women in Türkiye. Midwifery, 26(1), 101-108.
8. Yeygel Özcan, Ç., & Aluş Tokat, M. Vajinal doğumda verilen oksitosin indüksiyonun emzirmeye etkisi: Literatür incelemesi. Koç Üniversitesi Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi (HEAD), 12(3), 170-174.
9. ALUŞ TOKAT, M. E. R. L. I. N. D. A. (2009). Antenatal dönemde verilen eğitimin emzirme öz-yeterlilik algısına ve emzirme başarısına etkisi (Doctoral dissertation, DEÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü).
10. Tatarlar, A., & Tokat, M. A. (2016). Vajinal doğum sırasında yaşanan korkunun laktasyona, emme davranışlarına ve ilk emzirme sonuçlarına etkisi. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 15(2).
11. TOKAT, M. A., & TATARLAR, A. (2015). Vajinal Doğum Sürecinde Yaşanan Korku Laktasyonu/Emzirmeyi Etkiler mi . Turkiye Klinikleri Obstetric-Women's Health and Diseases Nursing-Special Topics, 1(1), 40-43.
12. ALUŞ-TOKAT, M., & OKUMUŞ, H. (2008). Başarılı Emzirme Için Kuram ve Modele Dayalı Hemşirelik Uygulamaları Nasıl Geliştirilir. Turkish Journal of Research & Development in Nursing, 10(3).
13. Elmas, S., & Tokat, M. A. (2016). Yenidoğanın Beslenme Şeklinin Anne Uyku Ve Yorgunluğuna Etkisi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 9(2).
14. Tokat, M. A., & Okumuş, H. (2013). Emzirme öz-yeterlilik algısını güçlendirmeye temelli antenatal eğitimin emzirme öz-yeterlilik algısına ve emzirme başarısına etkisi. Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi, 10(1), 21-9.
15. Onat, G. (2018). Emzirmeyi Kolaylaştırıcı Uygulamalar ve Laktasyonel Bakım.
16. Onat, G. Doğal Doğumdan Sonra Doğal Emzirmenin Üç Bileşeni: Memeye Emekleme, Kanguru Bakımı, Biyolojik Beslenme. Koç Üniversitesi Hemşirelikte Eğitim ve Araştırma Dergisi (HEAD), 12(2), 78-84.
17. Wambach, K., & Spencer, B. (2019). Breastfeeding and human lactation. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
18. Schanler, R. J., Krebs, N. F., Mass, S. B., American Academy of Pediatrics, & American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2019). Breastfeeding handbook for physicians.
19. McFadden, A., Siebelt, L., Marshall, J. L., Gavine, A., Girard, L. C., Symon, A., & MacGillivray, S. (2019). Counselling interventions to enable women to initiate and continue breastfeeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International breastfeeding journal, 14(1), 42.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation,
Discussion on case examples,
Homework presentations,
Video,
Role Play,
Brainstorming

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ODV * 0.20 + DKL * 0.10 + FN* 0.70
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ODV * 0.20 + DKL * 0.10 + FCGR* 0.70


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Merlinda Aluş Tokat
merlinda_alus@yahoo.com
phone: 4124770
Associate Professor Dilek Bilgiç
bilgicdilek@gmail.com
phone: 4126968
Associate Professor Hande Yağcan
hande.yagcan@gmail.com
phone: 4124776
Assistant Professor Hülya Özberk
e-mail: hulya.ozberk@deu.edu.tr
phone: 02324124765

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 5 3 15
Preparing assignments 5 12 60
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1545
LO.2545
LO.35454
LO.45455
LO.55455555555
LO.65454555555
LO.755555
LO.8455

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