The Bridge Between Past  Future: IBCLC® Day 2021

The Bridge Between Past Future: IBCLC® Day 2021

by Christine Staricka, BS, IBCLC, RLC, Trained Childbirth Educator Did they know what they were doing, the women who founded the IBCLC credential and launched a profession?  Did they understand they were creating a pathway for incredible ideas for making a difference...
Responding to FridaMom

Responding to FridaMom

The recent advertisement from FridaMom, produced for the 2021 Golden Globe awards, depicts the raw truth behind the experience of many lactating parents, especially in the early days.  The edited version that aired was a bit more conservative than its original...
Amplify Black Voices

Amplify Black Voices

by Nichelle Clark, IBCLC, CBS, Founder, Black Breastfeeding 365 The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Then, in 1976, President Gerald Ford...
Beyond the NICU

Beyond the NICU

by Jessica A. Davis, BSN, RN, CCRN, IBCLC I realized that human milk and chest/breastfeeding had not been adopted as the standard of care for neonates born with congenital heart defects during my time as a bedside nurse in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit at...