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University expert certificate in Breastfeeding
Enrolment open

- ModalityOnline
- LanguagesSpanish, English
- Duration1 academic year
- Credits20
- DateOctober 20, 2026
- Ending DateJuly 2027
- Planning
2 Mondays per month, from 4 to 8 p.m.
- Places100
- Faculty
Blanquerna School of Health Sciences
Expert Certificate in collaboration with LactApp
The Blanquerna School of Health Sciences and LactApp offer the University Expert Certificate in Breastfeeding, a professionalizing program designed for health professionals looking to improve and deepen their knowledge, skills and aptitudes for the care of women and children during breastfeeding. All the theoretical training of the postgraduate course prepares the student to take the IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) exam.

Who is it for?
Designed for people in maternal and child care who want to improve and deepen their knowledge, skills and abilities around breastfeeding.
Great scope for professional growth
Beginning of milk production: breastfeeding pain and factors affecting the course of lactation.
Breastfeeding: a view throughout history through a gender perspective
Health of the mother and infant: infant development and complex situations
Situations that jeopardize lactation: devices, evidence, and research
If you choose the expert certificate in Breastfeeding you choose...
- This training aims to improve the quality of care in the maternal and infant population by basing interventions on the best available scientific evidence.
- Achieve competency in the comprehensive care of mother and baby during breastfeeding. The program allows for advanced practice based on the female-centered care model and the latest scientific evidence available. This also allows for theoretical preparation for the IBCLC exam.
- Online mode. Ideal combination of live workshops and webinars with recorded classes facilitating learning and work-life balance
- The teaching staff. The program is taught by renowned national and international specialists
- Innovation. New training techniques

News

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Academic information

Calendar
You can download the calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year. (PDF)
You can download the calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year. (PDF)
Curriculum
MODULE 1
Beginning of milk production, breastfeeding pain and factors affecting the course of breastfeeding (4 ECTS)
-Physiology, anatomy, and endocrinology of breastfeeding
-Pregnancy, childbirth, first hours
-Clinical skills
-Pathology (maternal and infant)
MODULE 2
Breastfeeding: a view throughout history through a gender perspective (5 ECTS)
-History of breastfeeding through a gender perspective
-Psychology, sociology, and anthropology
-Public health and breastfeeding
-Donation of breast milk
MODULE 3
Health of the mother and infant, infant development and complex situations (6 ECTS)
-Nutrition (maternal and infant)
-Infant development
-Special situations
MODULE 4
Situations that jeopardize lactation, devices, evidence, and research (5 ECTS)
-Return to work and breastfeeding
-Pharmacology, toxicants, and diagnostic tests
-Breastfeeding mother's support network: resources and products
-Research and ethics in breastfeeding
Fees
Discounts available for master’s and postgraduate studies
*Discounts apply to official master’s degrees, lifelong learning master’s programs, and proprietary degrees, and are not cumulative: only one discount can be applied.
15% - Blanquerna Alumni Discount
Blanquerna alumni from any study program associated with a previous paid enrollment. Offered only once for each different type of qualification in which the alumnus/a wishes to enroll.
15% – Partner Companies Discount
Companies with which there is an external internship agreement.
10% – Professional Associations Discount
With all professional associations that have a valid collaboration agreement in place. Proof of membership is required.
10% – University Institutions Discount
Faculty, administrative staff, students, and alumni of university institutions with which there is a study/exchange agreement, for example, Universitat Ramon Llull or Emerson College.


A direct link to your future career
Our work doesn't finish the moment you graduate. The Alumni department will support you to enable us to achieve an employment rate of 90% of students in the first year after graduation
Faculty
Program Directors:
Alba Padró y Anna Montmany
Faculty
- Laia Aguilar
- Helena Angel
- Ivan Bettinsoli
- Maria Berrozpe, PhD
- Serena Brigidi, PhD
- Marta Busquets
- Mariona Busto
- Fatima Camba
- Carlos González
- Yndira González
- Esther Jimenez
- Anna Llupià
- Inma Marcos
- Anna Martín
- Desirée Mena, PhD
- Raimon Milá
- Inma Pablos
- Alba Padró
- Vanessa Pleguezuelos
- Laia Rovira
- Guida Rubio
- Alba Sánchez
- Esther Vallès
- África Villaroel
- Maria Viñas
Professors
Laia Aguilar Camprubi
Anna Berruezo Martínez
Eva González Souto
Anna Maria Montmany Cabús
Alba Padró Arocas
María Paola Villamizar Malaver
Scholarships and grants Blanquerna
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