These chapter numbers are provided for the textbooks we recommend, however each textbook covers the material in different ways. If you cannot find specific or comprehensive answers to the Study Guide questions in your textbook, please refer to the 'Recommended readings' (and do please let us know if the links need updating!).
Module 2 Reading List
Required pre-reading :
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 6th edn, 2021, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 1 The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant®1 (IBCLC®) and the Healthcare Team
Chapter 8 Newborn Assessment
Chapter 21 Research, Theory and Lactation
Chapter 22 Breastfeeding Education
Chapter 23 The Cultural Context of Breastfeeding
Chapter 24 Familial/Social Context of Breastfeeding
OR
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 7th edn, 2026, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 1 The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant®1 (IBCLC®) and the Healthcare Team
Chapter 8 Newborn Assessment
Chapter 22 Research, Theory and Lactation
Chapter 23 Lactation Education for Professionals and Parents
Chapter 24 Cultural Context of Breastfeeding
Chapter 25 Familial/Social Context of Breastfeeding
OR
Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 2nd edn, 2022, Campbell, S.H., Lauwers, J., Mannel, R., & Spencer, B.
Chapter 1 Scientific Evidence Supporting Lactation
Chapter 4 Normal Infant behaviour
Chapter 10 Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 26 Counseling and Communication
Chapter 27 Problem Solving and Documentation
Chapter 28 Cultural Humility
Chapter 32 Interdisciplinary Lactation Services
OR
Counseling the Nursing Mother, 7th edn, 2021, Lauwers, J. & Swisher, A.
Chapter 3 Sociological Perspective on Breastfeeding Support
Chapter 4 Empowerment to Breastfeed
Chapter 5 Counseling Skills: Learning How to Help
Chapter 6 Client Consultations
Chapter 20 Family Dynamics in Breastfeeding
Chapter 21 Special Counseling Circumstances
Chapter 28 Professional Considerations
OR
Counseling Nursing Familes: A Lactation Consultant’s Guide, 8th edn, 2026, Lauwers, J. LEAARC
Chapter 3 Sociological Perspective on Lactation Support
Chapter 4 Empowering Parents to Nurse
Chapter 5 Communication & Counseling Skills
Chapter 6 Client Consultations
Chapter 20 Family Dynamics in Lactation
Chapter 21 Special Counseling Circumstances
Chapter 28 Professional Considerations
OR relevant chapters from any other lactation-specific textbook (including but not limited to previous editions of those listed above)
Recommended reading:
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #19: Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Period (Revised 2024) - Anna Jack, Caroline Mullin, Elizabeth Brown, Michele Burtner, Katherine R. Standish, Alecia Fields, Casey Rosen-Carole, Scott Hartman, 2024, https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/19-prenatal%20promotion-protocol-english.pdf
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: Revised, Updated and Expanded for Integrated Care. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2009. Session 2, COMMUNICATION SKILLS. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK153502/
Bailey R. R. (2017). Goal Setting and Action Planning for Health Behavior Change. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 13(6), 615–618. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827617729634
Global Breastfeeding Collective, 2020, https://www.globalbreastfeedingcollective.org/media/541/file/Advocacy%20brief%20on%20skilled%20breastfeeding%20counselling.pdf
Global Health Media, Helping a Breastfeeding Mother, https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/helping-a-breastfeeding-mother/
Global Health Media, The Home Visit, https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/the-home-visit/
Gonzales A. M., Jr (2020). Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy of Early Postpartum Mothers in an Urban Municipality in the Philippines. Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal, 4(4), 135–143. https://doi.org/10.31372/20190404.1023
Montori VM, Ruissen MM, Hargraves IG, Brito JP, Kunneman M. Shared decision-making as a method of care. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2023 Aug;28(4):213-217. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112068. Epub 2022 Dec 2. PMID: 36460328; PMCID: PMC10423463. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10423463/
Nursing & Midwives Board of Australia, A midwife's guide to professional boundaries, 2010, https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD10%2F1348&dbid=AP&chksum=za0f%2FXiLOJOECzut4pQNLw%3D%3D
Shariat, Mamak, et al. "The effect of nurses' communication skills with Nulliparous mothers on exclusive breastfeeding: A clinical trial study." Clinical Investigation 8.4 (2018): 131-137. https://www.openaccessjournals.com/articles/the-effect-of-nurses-communication-skills-with-nulliparous-mothers-on-exclusive-breastfeeding-a-clinical-trial-study.pdf
Sibiya, M. N. (2018). Effective Communication in Nursing. InTech. https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/59779
