Leana Habeck, holds a BCur degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is an RN, RM, RPN & CHN. She worked in maternity before starting a family. She also has a qualification in Perinatal Education from the University of Johannesburg and taught antenatal classes in Stellenbosch and the Helderberg area for many years. She is a trained crisis pregnancy counsellor and worked at a local crisis pregnancy center for many years, later running their well-known abstinence based sex education program before having her third child.

 

Leana is an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - the highest-level healthcare professional specializing in clinical breastfeeding and human lactation care, certified by the IBLCE – International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners). Leana is a founding member of LACSA (Lactation Consultants of Southern- & Africa) and as a "Trainer of Trainers" and has taught the WHO/UNICEF Breastfeeding Management Course numerous times. Leana compiled (and facilitates) an Online Breastfeeding Peer Counselling Training Course.

 

Leana has been protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding families in her and her colleagues’ practice, The Breastfeeding Clinic, for many years. She has been interviewed on radio several times, regularly contributes to national baby magazines and has presented several talks at local workshops, National symposiums and recently at an International conference. Find her on Instagram and YouTube @leanahabeck