Lactation Consultant Training
Lactation Consultant, Case Studies, Supervision, and Personal Review
Details and Basic Information:
This Training is part of a double course:
Lactation Consultant Training + Entrepreneurship and Supervision
(Specialization Course for Doulas. If you are interested in more information about the possibility of doing the Double Course you can read more info here)
Course for Doulas, Lactation Consultants or Maternity Companions, or to train as a Lactation Consultant, is a practical and experiential training that encompasses some of the most important processes and aspects in relation to Breastfeeding:
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- Course 1: Lactation Consultant + Case Study (72hrs): in a blended format that you can follow at your own pace.
- 5 months, from October to February, with flexible hours.
- 12 modules of recorded online content (52h); 4 face-to-face modules and 2 online.
- 2 face-to-face and streaming sessions of case studies, role playing and resolution of doubts with Alba Padró (12h), Lactation Consultant, Ibcl and co-creator of Lactapp. (To be specified if they are carried out in Barcelona or in the Maresme).
- 3 live online sessions of case study and resolution of doubts with Ana Muñoz (6h), Advisor and University Expert in Breastfeeding, from the Mima’m Team.
- Accompaniment throughout the course on doubts about breastfeeding advice by the Mima’m Team.
- Exclusive Whatsapp group.
- List of spaces to be able to carry out optional internships.
- Training Book .
- Certificate of Attendance and Achievement endorsed by our Mima’m Training Center and Protenat. And supported by the EDN (European Doula Network).
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General Information:
Our Training is focused on Breastfeeding Accompaniment and Counseling from a perspective of respect for the individuality and the need of the Mother and Baby Dyad, and their closest environment.
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- Created for those who wish to expand their knowledge in the area of Breastfeeding, also having the possibility of continuing their learning by taking Course 2 that looks at Entrepreneurship. (For more information see the Doula Specialization Course.) We could describe the Complete Training as two blocks that, when put together, encompass and deepen different topics that are part of our profile as Professionals who Accompany Motherhood. You can choose to take Course 1 focused on Breastfeeding or complement it by taking Course 2 as well, although the proposal from Mima’m is a conception of 2 courses in 1, to be able to deepen all the contents and proposals that we offer. Accompanying Motherhood, Parenthood and Upbringing with the greatest possible impeccability, invites us to a path of Personal Review, and the need to be able to weave a network of Support and Supervision that is close by while we accompany, to be able to act as a mirror and give us back that Reflective Look, so necessary when we are close to such Sacred Vital processes.
- At the same time, having training in a subject as important as Breastfeeding, and deepening in different topics and contents related to Maternity, Paternity and Parenting Support, are a requirement to be able to keep updated and offer the best possible support. For this reason, from Mima’m, we offer this Specialization Course for Doulas, in order to respond to the need that arises from the responsibility towards our work as Doulas and Maternity Companions.
Course Format:
The course can be divided into two courses as mentioned above:
- Lactation Consultant, Case Study, Role Playing and Supervision.
- Entrepreneurship, In-depth Monographs, Supervision and Personal Review (For more information see the Specialization Course for Doulas).
1. Lactation Consultant, Case Study, Role Playing and Supervision.
Theoretical, practical and experiential course of 5 months, which encompasses some of the most important processes and aspects in relation to Breastfeeding.
The training is focused on the Accompaniment and Counseling from a Respectful Viewpoint towards the individuality and the needs of the Mom and Baby Dyad, and their immediate environment.
We include a part of case study and role playing, to delve into the communication tools to accompany in an empathetic and respectful way, focusing not only on the “what”, but also on the “how” we accompany, with the focus of our Mima’m accompaniment gaze.
At the end, a Certificate of Attendance and Achievement is also given for the hours and content carried out, endorsed by our Mima’m Training Center and by Protenat. And backed by the EDN
(European Doula Network). The Course has a Book in digital or paper format, depending on the modality chosen.Possibility at the end of the complete Specialization or with the Basic Doula + Lactation Consultant, of access to our Professional Directory.
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How, When and Where?
The face-to-face modules are yet to be specified whether they will be held in Barcelona or in the Maresme.
If it is done in the Maresme, we would be in the Port Balis of St Andreu de Llavaneres, (15 minutes from Mataró, 40 minutes from Barcelona by car, free parking. By public transport, you can get to the Caldes d’Estrac station and from there we tell you options for getting to the space, it is 10 minutes by car from the station).
The online seminars will be held from the Zoom platform.
- The modules are recorded from the fifth edition, performed live, with interventions and questions that facilitate the resolution of doubts that the module itself may generate.
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- 2 modules will be opened on the platform every fifteen days, the first will be on Monday, October 12, 2026, and will remain open throughout the Training, until the end of February 2027.
If you would like to know more about the Calendar, Speakers, Contents, Financial Contribution… you can write us here.
Frequently Asked Questions
In what format is the Lactation Consultant Training carried out?
A blended learning that you can follow at your own pace and in a flexible way. A total of 72 hours of training in 5 months of course.
Self-paced deferred modules:
The 12 content modules of the full course are recorded online (120 hours).
Face-to-face modules:
2 face-to-face meetings to put the contents into practice.
The modules that are carried out in person are yet to be specified if they are carried out in Barcelona or in the Maresme. If they are held in the Maresme, they would be in Port Balís in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, very close to Barcelona and easily accessible both by car and public transport.
Online meetings and possibility of carrying out face-to-face seminars in Online format:
We held 3 live online meetings via Zoom. And we continue to accompany you with the Team through the exclusive Whatsapp chat.
We pay special attention to the needs and accompaniment of the women who take from home those modules that are designed to be done in a face-to-face format.
For this reason, the face-to-face meetings are also broadcast Live via Zoom, and an important aspect is that the doubts and questions of the Women in this Format are transmitted via Chat to the Speakers at the time when the question time opens.
What happens if I cannot attend a Face-to-Face Module?
We take a special look at the emotional and we also look for ways to facilitate the logistics when attending and being able to complete the Training.
For this reason, if you are unable to attend any of the face-to-face modules of our Trainings, you have two options:
Do it online live from home, or watch the recording of the module on demand.
Are there any Internship Spaces in the Mima'm Trainings?
In the Doula Training we offer the possibility of doing optional internships in one of the places that we propose in a list.
They are spaces with some of the Doulas who have been trained in Mima’m and who are already accompanying Maternity Groups.
In addition, our Face-to-Face Modules have been prepared as Practice Spaces for some of the content taught in the Training, together with spaces for Doubts, Sharing and Role Playing.
In these modules, the accompaniment of real cases is practiced, creating the space to polish the basic techniques of Respectful Accompaniment of Motherhood such as Active Listening, the appropriate way to transmit information, and awareness of the limits of our competences in Accompaniment.
How to get to the Space where we hold the Face-to-Face Meetings?
If we do it in the Maresme (St Andreu de Llavaneres): By car, we are 35′ from Barcelona, and there is a free car park a few metres from the room and a paid one inside the Port Balís in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, just below the room.
By public transport, you can take the R1 and the station is a 15′ walk from the hall along a beautiful promenade to enjoy before arriving.
The Room and Space where we offer the Trainings for Us is a formative agent in itself. Magic is created in it, the Light, the Sea, the Openness at the same time as the Containment it offers, it is very Special. We also take care and make sure that the space is clean, harmonized and balanced.
The possibility of carrying out the face-to-face modules in Barcelona City is being considered, to be specified shortly.
We remind you that we also offer the Training in Live Online Format, so if you prefer to take the Training remotely, you can take the Modules from your Home.
Can I go with my Baby to the Face-to-Face Modules?
Being a Training space designed and created by and for Women, taking into account the comfort of Mothers and Families has been one of our priorities when choosing the Space for the Face-to-Face Modules of the Mima’m Trainings.
In the case of performing them in the Port Balis of St Andreu de Llavaneres, the Babies who are in the exterogestation stage can be comfortably inside the room with Mom, because they are all located in chairs on the floor, it is very comfortable to be available for the needs of the Creatures.
At the same time, for older children, the environment where the training is located is ideal so that the needs for movement and exploration can easily accompany them.
The beach, boats, a park… is a precious and conciliatory space for the needs of children, where they can be with an adult companion of reference for them.
And they always have access to the room at times when they need contact with Mom, for feeding or napping, for example.
Also next to the training space, there is another room where the children can be with their companion of reference, on days when the weather may not invite to be outdoors, or to combine spaces.
If in the end the Meetings are held in Barcelona City, there are also some rooms for families within the same space, in addition to all the resource environment that being in Barcelona entails.
Can I be a lactation consultant without being a mother?
There are many women who come to the Mima’m Lactation Consultant Training without being Mothers, and almost all of them have asked themselves this question. That is why today we bring you this little reflection.
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Of course, you can be an Advisor without being a Mother!
There are as many ways to accompany as there are Advisors, and the Gaze and Disposition that a Woman who has not been a Mother has is as unique and important as the others. If you have not been a Mother, your Accompaniment will be given from a place of spontaneous neutrality since there are no experiences of your own to place and digest.
We have been cultivating Sorority as a fundamental part of our Lives for decades as Women. Sisterhood that is expressed in mutual support, in spaces of listening, support, accompaniment among us, care and appreciation of what women do day by day.
All of this resonates very much with the type of accompaniment that we Advisors offer, doesn’t it?
This awareness has made more and more women approach the figure of the Lactation Consultant without being Mothers, because we cultivate a special sensitivity towards Mothers and Childhood, a call to the Care of Life and the Accompaniment of those who Care and Motherhood in the first line.
The Lactation Consultant Training provides you with a fundamental theoretical basis for Accompaniment, and the spaces for practice and reflection linked to Accompaniment itself and Communication with Mothers and Families, help to refine this sensitivity that those of us who feel this call, already have.
If you feel the call to become an Advisor and you are not a mother, we are here to answer all your questions.
Who can have access to this training?
This training is designed for women who have completed the Mima’m Early Childhood and Parenting Doula and Companion Training, who have previously completed another Mima’m Training or who have a Doula Training from another Training Center.
As well as women interested in further training in Breastfeeding Counseling.
Training Backed by
Recognition as the best Doula Training Program Spain 2026
Would you like to ask us for more information about this proposal?
Contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Espai Mima’m. Global project, Antepartum courses, Lactation Consultant Accompaniment and Lactation Consultant Training in Spain
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