This Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates course together with other courses form a high-quality e-learning for midwives. These modules and programmes have been developed by the UK’s medical royal colleges, Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare, and other professional bodies.



This learning resource equips midwives and nurses with the skills and knowledge to support mothers and improve breastmilk provision rates at discharge from neonatal units.



The content is arranged into four key topics:

• Before expressing – what the healthcare professional should know and help the mother to understand before she starts expressing breastmilk.


• Starting to express – how to support a mother practically and emotionally as she begins to express.


• Increasing production – how to support mothers to maintain and increase their breastmilk supply.


• Job aids – access to useful aids and reference tools.