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RRR01: I. Development and Nutrition

IBLCE Domain I. Development and Nutrition: Breastmilk nutrition, milk sharing, preterm feeding, and chrononutrition essentials

IBLCE Domain I. Development and Nutrition examines the developmentally appropriate feeding behaviours, the nutritional composition and role of human milk, and the impact of feeding practices on short- and long-term health outcomes, enabling lactation professionals to assess, support, and optimise infant nutrition across diverse contexts.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Explore contemporary practices and ethics of milk sharing, including informal peer-to-peer sharing and donor human milk, to support safe, informed decision‑making for families and health professionals.
  2. Explain the nutritional composition and bioactive properties of breastmilk across lactation, and how these contribute to optimal infant growth, immune protection, and long‑term health outcomes.
  3. Introduce the emerging field of human milk chrononutrition, describing how diurnal and lactation‑stage variation in breastmilk components may influence infant physiology, sleep–wake patterns, and metabolic programming.

IBLCE® Detailed Content Outline

Every module maps directly to the IBLCE® Detailed Content Outline, building your knowledge progressively from foundational science through to clinical application.

This course covers the following IBLCE® DCO items. The applicable Lactation (L), Ethics (E) and Related (R) hours are shown against each heading.

A. Infant
B. Maternal
A. Infant
1. Feeding behaviours at different ages
2. Food intolerances/allergies
3. Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
4. WHO guidelines for introducing complementary foods
5. Low birth weight and very low birth weight
6. Milk banking - formal and informal
7. Normal infant behaviours
8. Nutritional requirements - including preterm
9. Preterm development, growth, and behaviours (including late preterm)
10. Skin tone, muscle tone, reflexes
11. Term development and growth
12. WHO growth charts with gestational age adjustment
13. Stooling and voiding
B. Maternal
1. Breast development and growth (typical and atypical)
2. Breast surgery
3. Composition of human milk
4. Maternal anatomical challenges
5. Maternal nutritional status
6. Nipple structure and variations
7. Nipple modifications (e.g., piercings, tattoos)

Course Content

Welcome
Detailed Content Outline
Handbook
Additional resources
Module Learning Outcomes - Development and Nutrition
Introduction
Formal and Informal Shared Human Milk
#1 Quiz Formal and Informal Shared Human Milk
Self Directed Learning Activity - Breastmilk Nutrition
Self Directed Learning Activity - Chrononutrition
Self Directed Learning Activity - Preterm Infant's Dynamic Nutrition Needs
#2 Holistic Quiz