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A BFHI Update –‘Call to Action for Breastfeeding Support from the Surgeon...
How do you see the Call to Action impacting Baby Friendly in the United States? (Maybe even internationally?) The United States now has a strong, evidence based national policy on infant and young...
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The Trend Towards Becoming a “Breastfeeding Friendly” University
Written by: Amber McCann, IBCLC, Owner of Nourish Breastfeeding Support For many of us here in the United States, autumn is about a cool crispness in the air, pumpkin muffins and FOOTBALL! And by...
View ArticleWeb Resources for IBCLCs Working on Baby Friendly Initiatives
Written by Wendy Wright, MBA, IBCLC The emphasis on becoming Baby Friendly in the United States is growing. In fact, in late 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded nearly $6...
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Why Beyonce Nursing in Public is So Significant
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC, Owner of San Diego Breastfeeding Center and Co-Editor of Lactation Matters Last week I came across an extremely well-written article by Kimberly Seals Allers of...
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Can a Change in Pediatric Office Policy Begin to Change the Culture of Infant...
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC In the February issue of Breastfeeding Medicine, Ann M. Witt and her colleagues analyze the impact of integrating lactation consultants into a pediatric...
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World Breastfeeding Week: Massachusetts, USA Hospitals Go Bag Free
By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Massachusetts is now the second state in the US, behind Rhode Island, to have had all of its maternity hospitals eliminate the practice of distributing formula company...
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Interview with Trish MacEnroe of Baby Friendly USA
Lactation Matters recently caught up with Trish MacEnroe, Executive Director of Breastfeeding USA. While the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is well established in many areas of the world, the...
View ArticleHats Off to Kentucky Educational Television for An Awesome Breastfeeding...
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is Kentucky’s educational television network with a mission of “educating, inspiring, informing, and connecting its citizens through the power of public media.”...
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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...
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Model Payer Policy for the United States – Steps to Make a Difference
by Cathy Carothers, IBCLC, FILCA, Chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee In the rapidly-changing landscape of insurance coverage requirements rolling out under the U.S. Affordable Care Act...
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