by Danielle | Nov 9, 2021 | Amplify
By Lizabeth Berkeley, MPH, IBCLC I entered the field of lactation through the lens of public health in the 1980s in New York City. Towards the end of that decade, I moved to El Paso, Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border and started a very different life. Thirty five years...
by Danielle | Nov 3, 2021 | Amplify
By Dr. Kameelah Phillips, OB-GYN, IBCLC November 3rd is National Stress Awareness Day – an important reminder to prioritize health and well-being. Mental health and heart health go hand-in-hand, and new parents cannot achieve their healthiest self and properly care...
by Danielle | Oct 26, 2021 | Amplify
While USLCA maintains our commitment to using gender-inclusive language, the following post utilizes gendered terms in line with the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s protocol to maintain medical accuracy. —- By Katrina B. Mitchell, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C,...
by Danielle | Oct 21, 2021 | Amplify
By Angela Lober, PhD, RNC, IBCLCOctober 21, 2021 As hospital lactation consultants, we are advocates, academics, clinicians, educators, and mystics. When we meet a family, some of us meet thousands of families every year, we immediately adjust ourselves to fit the...
by Danielle | Oct 15, 2021 | Amplify
The following piece discusses infant loss and may be triggering for some. —- By Hope Logghe, IBCLCOctober 15, 2021 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month when we remember all the families who are grieving after facing the most unimaginable...
