Plugged Ducts & Mastitis: A Holistic Approach to Care

Recorded September 17, 2023

IBCLCs only.

PRESALEAccess to the course will be made available on August 10th

The understanding of plugged ducts and mastitis has evolved — but the clinical toolkit has not kept pace. While the field has moved away from deep tissue massage and begun to recognize these conditions as primarily inflammatory in nature, standard recommendations remain narrow, leaving parents who wish to avoid unnecessary antibiotic or NSAID exposure with few evidence-informed options and little choice but to turn to social media. This course addresses that gap directly. Participants will develop a thorough understanding of inflammation as the underlying driver of plugged ducts and mastitis, and will examine the factors that predispose parents to breast inflammation in the first place. Participants will critically evaluate common treatment recommendations — their benefits and their limitations — and will gain awareness of what parents are already accessing and sharing with one another outside the clinical setting. With an emphasis on respecting individual beliefs and cultural context, participants will build an advanced clinical toolkit that includes supportive nutrition, targeted supplementation, herbal support, K-taping and home remedies — giving them the confidence to offer families a broader, safer and more effective range of options than current standard care provides.
Testimonial

"I used KT tape last night on a client with mastitis who wasn’t able to remove milk for a few days. The milk just wouldn’t flow no matter what she did. Milk started flowing before I was finished putting the last piece on. Mom was able to nurse and her breast felt empty after the feed. I’ve never seen a mom so happy and relieved. Jennifer Tow thank you for sharing so much knowledge with us. You’re changing the world!"...Stephanie Simon, IBCLC
CERPS

Application for Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) has been submitted to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners®
FEE $137

3 MONTHS ACCESS TO THE COURSE. ACCESS WILL BE BEGIN ON AUGUST 10TH.
Faculty
Jennifer Tow, BFA, MA, IBCLC, LMT, CSOM.

Jennifer has practiced holistic lactation and guided parents in raising their children holistically for over 30 years. A fascination with the physiology of wellness has led her on a decades-long journey exploring the influences on infant health that come to define long-term human well-being. She has a special interest in the areas of epigenetics and the microbiome, gut-brain health, oral functional competency and airway development, exploring the profoundly far-reaching implications of this work for breastfeeding dyads.

While residing between the USA & France from 2010-12, Jennifer established an international client base and now sees most of her clients on-line, specializing in collaborating with her clients in resolving complex breastfeeding issues. With a Master's degree in Holistic Health Coaching, her reputation for guiding parents through these issues stems from her ability to integrate holistic modalities and an expanded skill-set, such as myofunctional therapy and bodywork techniques, into her practice.

She is a writer and lecturer, offering workshops internationally and via webinar on lactation & epigenetics, gut health & healing, tongue-tie & airway development and holistic lactation practices. She offers a year-long advanced course in Integrative and Holistic Lactation. She is a founding member of IATP (the International Affiliation of Tongue-tie Professionals) and founder of the Holistic Lactation Institute.

Jennifer is the mother of three children born at home in 1988, 92 & 98 and a granddaughter born at home in 2009. She has come to deeply embrace the wisdom and humility gained from gestating, birthing, nursing and parenting those three amazing human beings.
NO REFUNDS OR CANCELLATIONS FOR THIS WEBINAR.
We reserve the right to refund registration in full and cancel the attendance of participants where concerns of intellectual property infringement are at issue or for any other reason deemed appropriate.
If you are not an IBCLC, your registration will be canceled and you will be refunded less the Stripe fee.
PLEASE NOTE:

There will be a registration form to fill out at the beginning of the course. This will become available once the course begins. Approval of this form is not automated and may take up to 2 business days to complete.

Course curriculum

    1. Registration Form and IP Agreement—Plugged Ducts & Mastitis

    1. Plugged Ducts & Mastitis: A Holistic Approach to Care

    1. Plugged Ducts & Mastitis Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $137.00
  • 3 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content

Tickets

IBCLCs Only