Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
By Chloe McElmurySeptember 16, 2021 September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Thyroid Cancer develops in the tiny but mighty thyroid, a gland located on the front of your neck, underneath your larynx (Adam’s Apple). The thyroid is shaped like a butterfly, with two...
IBCLC Lactation Consultant (FT) – Remote
Nest Collaborative is a collection of IBCLCs who conduct online, video breastfeeding consults to help guide moms through their breastfeeding journey.
Connecting the Dots Between Breastfeeding and Mental Health
By Lisa R. Miller, MA, IBCLCSeptember 8, 2021 I think we can all agree that postpartum depression (PPD) is a thief, too often stealing the joys of parenthood. When it occurs, it negatively affects entire families and, unfortunately, goes undiagnosed and untreated in...
Lactation Consultant (multiple positions) – Cedar Park & South Austin, TX
We’re on a mission to create a world full of healthy babies and families. Great things are not accomplished alone, so we’re looking for passionate women to join our team and grow with us. If you want to empower, educate, and support others, call us!
Lactation Consultant Nurse, IBCLC (PT) – Tacoma, WA
In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the care of newborns and provide lactation support to new mothers in the postpartum period.
Chapters Making a Difference: Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition (KLIC)
We love highlighting the activities of our amazing USLCA chapters! This month, we’re excited to share information from the Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition (KLIC). KLIC works to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding throughout Kentucky and Southern...
One IBCLC’s Rest is All Our Reward
By Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLCAugust 30, 2021 Black Breastfeeding Week each year is a time to look back and a time to look ahead. Many of us use the week to reflect on the ways that we have supported Black parents and families on their nursing journeys over the past...
Lactation Consultant (RN) (FT) – Titusville, FL
Under the general supervision of the Director Women’s Services, is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive, individualized lactation support services according to standards identified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
The Birth of the Asian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding TaskForce
To-wen Tseng, MS When my son Jade was six month old, I quit my job as a full time reporter and became a breastfeeding activist. Of course I still work as a freelance writer to pay my bills, but I spent a big chunk of my time on volunteering for local breastfeeding...
My Breastfeeding Story: An Introspective Indigenous Perspective
Join USLCA's Dominique Gallo as she talks with Diana Gates of the Nottoway Tribe and Jasmine Anderson of the Pamunkey and Ojibwe Tribes in a unique video blog interview about their breastfeeding stories, an introspective Indigenous perspective. <---...