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BreastFEEDucation


NTNU

Welcome to BreastFEEDucation

Many clinicians complete their education with limited preparation in breastfeeding care—yet early feeding support has lifelong impact. If you are a healthcare student or a professional working with infants and their families in maternity wards, neonatal units, or community health services, this course is for you.

BreastFEEDucation is a free, flexible online course with engaging learning activities. It blends up-to-date evidence with practical, case-based learning. Through short lectures, case discussions, and visual demonstrations, you will learn to assess, troubleshoot, and manage breastfeeding challenges across the full continuum of counselling—from anatomy and physiology to clinical assessment and complex management.

The course offers a comprehensive theoretical foundation and practical tools, particularly relevant for staff in Baby-Friendly Hospitals and Baby-Friendly Community health services. Our goal is straightforward: to ensure parents receive high-quality breastfeeding counselling so that more children benefit from human milk, in line with international recommendations.

How to access the course

To access the course, you first need to register with a username and password.

  • Click on “Register” in the top right corner of the screen.
  • If you are using a mobile device, open the menu at the top left and select “Register.”

Important:
After registering, you will receive an email from no-reply@digit.ntnu.no with a link to confirm your email address.

  • You must click on this confirmation link before starting the course.
  • You will not be able to log in again until this step is completed.

If you don’t see the email, please check your spam or junk folder. If it’s still missing, the message may have been blocked by your organisation’s IT system. In that case, we recommend registering again with a personal email address.

Login and access issues

I cannot log in. What should I do?

Please try the following:

  • Make sure you are using the correct email address and password.
  • Use the “Forgot password” option on the login page if needed.
  • Try refreshing the page or opening the course in a different browser.
I did not receive a confirmation email.

Please check your spam or junk folder first. If you still cannot find the email, try registering again and make sure your email address was entered correctly.

My account has not been activated.

In most cases, this is related to the confirmation email. Please check your inbox, spam folder, and any institutional email filters.

Please note:

We are not able to assist with individual password resets, browser settings, device-specific problems, or local institutional access restrictions.

Course coordinators

Ann-Magrit Lona

Ann-Magrit Lona

Senior Advisor, Public Health Nurse, MPH, IBCLC
The Norwegian Directorate of Health

Anne Bærug

Anne Bærug

Senior Advisor, Clinical Nutritionist, PhD
The Norwegian Directorate of Health

Beate Fossum Løland

Beate Fossum Løland

Senior Advisor, Medical Doctor, PhD
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Olek

Ole K. Solbjørg

Senior Adviser
Pedagogy and Learning Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Do you have any questions about the course?

Contact ammelaering@helsedir.no.

© 2026 Norwegian Directorate of Health and NTNU. All rights reserved. BreastFEEDucation is developed in collaboration with professionals in maternal and child health. Reproduction or distribution without permission is not allowed.

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