Certified Lactation Counselor

August 14, 2024

UAMS, Community Partners Work Together to Increase Spanish-Language Breastfeeding Support

David Wise

The first class of certified lactation counselors pose for a photo.

Last year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation partnered with Cuenta Conmigo Cooperative to train community health workers to become certified lactation counselors (CLCs). Spanish-speaking community health workers completed 95 hours of training and can now take the certification assessment in the fall. A certified lactation counselor (CLC)…