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
Category Archives: Networking/Relationship Building
World Wide Impact in 10 Minutes or Less: Using Social Media for Powerful Change
By Amber McCann, IBCLC One week ago, Lactation Matters posted a blog entitled If YOU Don’t Advocate forMothers & Babies, Who Will? If there was any doubt that you, the Lactation Matters readers, were willing to step up to the … Continue reading
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding Launches New Facebook Page
By Jennifer Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM The internet has increasingly become a tool for people seeking health By Jennifer Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM information. A Pew Internet and American Life survey in 2011 showed that 80% of internet … Continue reading
IBCLCs Play a Critical Role in the US Best Fed Beginnings Program
By Debi Ferrarello, MSN, MS, IBCLC The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) launched it’s CDC-supported Best Fed Beginnings program with the ambitious goal of preparing 90 US hospitals for Baby-Friendly designation by September, 2014. The 90 hospitals were selected from 235 … Continue reading
Reducing the Breastfeeding Disparities Among African American Women: A Commentary from ROSE, Inc.
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Inc. (ROSE) seeks to enhance, encourage, support, and promote breastfeeding throughout the USA, by working to reduce the breastfeeding disparities among African American women. We also seek to strengthen the health of their families through, mentoring, breastfeeding support groups, … Continue reading
Making Connections: Serendipity + Opportunity + a Few Lily Pads
As a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about mother-to-mother support, we asked Melissa Vickers to share about how she came to be a co-editor with Dr. Virginia Thorley on this project. By Melissa Clark Vickers, MEd, IBCLC Try something with me…. Instead … Continue reading
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