Category Archives: Social Media

El Código Internacional: ¿Sigue siendo relevante en la era de la información? {Parte 2}

We are proud to offer this Spanish translation to our popular post “The International Code: Is It Still Relevant in the Information Age? {Part 2}“. Estamos orgullosos de presentar la segunda de dos entradas al blog sobre el Código Internacional de … Continue reading

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The International Code: Is It Still Relevant in an Information Age? {Part 2}

We are proud to present the second of two blog posts about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (You can read the first part HERE). This document is vital to our work and is a critical piece of … Continue reading

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JHL’s Newest Podcast: Establishing an Online and Social Media Presence for Your IBCLC Practice

The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) has released an interview with Jeanette McCulloch, author of “Establishing an Online and Social Media Presence for Your IBCLC Practice” as their latest podcast. The paper can be found in the latest issue of JHL. McCulloch is a lactation consultant … Continue reading

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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

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How IBCLCs Can Make an Impact Through Social Media

Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC With 93% of adults born after 1982 (the Millennial Generation) communicating online and nearly 3 out of 4 using social networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, breastfeeding promotion and support has been taken … Continue reading

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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

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New Opportunities for Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers: The Boob Group Podcast

Robin Kaplan helped to birth this blog just over 1 year ago and nurtured it through its infancy.  She recently resigned her duties at Lactation Matters to pursue some new opportunities, including serving as both host and producer of The … Continue reading

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Journal of Human Lactation launches Facebook Page!

By Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC The Journal of Human Lactation recently published two papers on our Online First page about use of telehealth equipment in lactation consulting. Those 2 papers will be printed in November, alongside a Round Table Discussion about computer technology in … Continue reading

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Let’s Celebrate: World Breastfeeding Week and Happy Birthday, Lactation Matters!

One year ago, Lactation Matters launched with a focus toward informing and advocating for IBCLCs.  It was no accident that the first posts were published every day during World Breastfeeding Week 2011. The theme of last year’s World Breastfeeding Week … Continue reading

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A Little {Twitter} Bird Told Us About Some Prizes…

Will you be tweeting about the 2012 ILCA Conference under hashtag #ilca2012? If so, you’ll have a chance to win one of our daily prizes, regardless of whether you are attending the conference or not! Consider this our small way … Continue reading

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