Journal of Human Lactation- Discard the Stereotype, Strengthen the Science, and Experience Success
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: The Role of Human Milk in Preventing Disease in the 21st Century
- Punching Above Its Weight: Does New Zealand's Responsibility for Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding Extend beyond Its Own Borders?
- Thickened Milk for the Management of Feeding and Swallowing Issues in Infants: A Call for Interdisciplinary Professional Guidelines
- From Breast Milk to Brains: The Potential of Stem Cells in Human Milk
Monthly Archives: April 2012
High Levels of TRAIL Protein in Breast Milk Might Contribute to Anticancer Activity
Press Release from the Journal of Human Lactation Los Angeles, CA (April 23, 2012) The benefits of breast milk are well known, but why breastfeeding protects against various forms of cancer remains a mystery. A new study in the Journal … Continue reading
Job Security and IBCLC Advocacy
Written by Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA I read a post on a list recently, from a USA-based IBCLC, concerned about a large birth facility that contemplates cutting IBCLC services because administrators perceive lactation services as costly “extras.” Her concerns … Continue reading
Journal of Human Lactation and the Future of Inside Track – May 2012 Edition
Written by Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC, Editor of JHL The May Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) will soon hit the web and the postal service – and contains some very cool new papers, to put it scientifically. But first….wait….there … Continue reading
An Interview with Catherine Watson Genna
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC, Owner of the San Diego Breastfeeding Center, and Co-editor of Lactation Matters Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of listening to Catherine Watson Genna speak about the topic of an infant’s … Continue reading
Mother to Mother Peer Support in Penang, Malaysia
Written by Debz Christiansen-Lee and Connie Mooi Penang, Malaysia is hoping to shake things up! At the end of 2007, a group of mothers were encouraged, by a local Lactation Consultant, to take advantage of a free, three-day breastfeeding course, … Continue reading
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The ILCA Conference Scholarship Fund
Written by Glenna Thurston, ILCA Membership Coordinator “The feeling of being invested in has truly empowered me to move forward in the work that I do.” – Rita Rahayu Omar, BSc, IBCLC, Malaysia “It was the wind at my back … Continue reading
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Clinicians in the Trenches – Wendy Wright
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC, Owner of the San Diego Breastfeeding Center and Co-editor of Lactation Matters Last month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Wendy Wright, MBA, IBCLC, and owner of Lactation Navigation, a business committed to empowering … Continue reading
