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: WHO Code/BFHI
ILCA Sends Strong Message to PAHO and WHO—Don’t Engage with Organizations That Violate the WHO Code!
By Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC Last October, I learned that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which serves as the Regional Office for the Americas for the World Health Organization (WHO) had accepted a $150,000 donation from Nestle, an unrepentant violator of … Continue reading
Applauding Maryland’s Ban the Bags Initiative
The Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition has recently initiated a movement to “Ban the Bags” in Maryland. They sent the following letter and video outlining their efforts to to the CEOs of all birthing hospitals across the state, requesting the removal of all commercial infant … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Breastfeeding, WHO Code/BFHI
Tagged Ban the Bags, Formula, hospital, Marketing, Maryland
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Breastfeeding is a Human Right. What Does That Mean? {A Response from Baby Milk Action}
Editor’s Note: While Lactation Matters typically publishes original material, occasionally we encounter a blog post that we feel especially deserves to be read by all IBCLCs and breastfeeding supporters. This is just such a post. It was originally published by … Continue reading
Posted in WABA, WHO Code/BFHI
Tagged Baby Milk Action, breastfeeding, Human Right, Mike Brady, WHO Code
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One Every 21 Seconds: Let’s Remember What We are Fighting For
By Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC, FAPA One of my favorite movies is The Girl in the Café. It is a quirky, and somewhat improbable love story between two very lonely people, Lawrence and Gina (played brilliantly by Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald), … Continue reading
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
If YOU Don’t Advocate for Mothers & Babies, Who Will?
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC As IBCLCs, part of our Code of Professional Conduct (IBLCE November 1st, 2011)calls on us to adhere to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Subsequent Resolutions. For those of us who … Continue reading
