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PG Diploma in Breastfeeding Counseling
The PG Diploma in Breastfeeding Counseling is a one-year program designed to train nursing graduates in breastfeeding support, counseling skills, and lactation management. Students learn to guide, support, and empower postnatal mothers with evidence-based techniques to ensure successful breastfeeding outcomes.
Overview
The Postgraduate Diploma in Breastfeeding Counseling prepares registered nurses with the specialized knowledge and communication skills needed to counsel lactating mothers. This program emphasizes hands-on training in breastfeeding techniques, management of feeding issues, kangaroo mother care (KMC), and neonatal support. Students develop critical listening and counseling abilities to assist mothers in overcoming challenges such as latch problems, milk expression, and infant feeding complications. Clinical training is provided in labor rooms, postnatal wards, NICUs, and pediatric departments to ensure real-world experience.
Trains nurses in breastfeeding support, equipping them to guide, counsel, and assist mothers in overcoming lactation challenges with confidence and compassionate expertise.
Develop strong communication and counseling skills related to breastfeeding.
Educate mothers on the benefits and importance of breastfeeding for both mother and child.
Demonstrate breastfeeding positions, latch techniques, and milk expression methods.
Assess and address breastfeeding challenges, including maternal and infant complications.
Guide HIV-infected mothers on safe breastfeeding practices to improve infant survival.
Students progress from basic to advanced breastfeeding counseling—covering lactation physiology, breastfeeding techniques, maternal and infant care, managing feeding challenges, and promoting exclusive breastfeeding—developing strong clinical and communication skills to support mothers across hospital and community settings.
Core Curriculum
Semester I
Semester
Theory Subjects
Semester I
- Communication Skill & Human Relations
- Guidance and Counseling
- Breastfeeding – Care of Breast
- Breastfeeding Techniques
- Expressing Breast Milk
- Breastfeeding Problems & Management
- Breastfeeding Preterm and LBW Babies / KMC
- Human Values
- Yoga and Meditation
Semester II
Semester
Theory Subjects
Semester II
- Baby Crying
- Kangaroo Mother Care
- Feeding Techniques
- Counseling Practice
- Sustaining Breastfeeding
- Human Values
- Observation of Complications in Breastfeeding at PNC Ward (Elective Subject Specific)
- Breastfeeding Techniques for Preterm, LBW Babies (Elective Subject Specific)
- Personality Development (Elective Generic)
- Home Economics (Elective Generic)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Annual Intake:
- 5 Seats per years
- Eligibility:
- Candidate shall have graduation in the respective faculty with minimum 50%.
- Duration:
- 1 Year
Contact Us
Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad Malkapur, Karad (Dist.Satara), Maharashtra, India. PIN - 415539
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