Neurodiversity in Lactation: How My Family’s Autism Journey Transformed My Approach to Breastfeeding Support
Neurodiversity in Lactation: How My Family's Autism Journey Transformed My Approach to Breastfeeding Support May 27th, 2025 By: Rebekah Scroggy, RN, BSN, IBCLC 1. How has your personal background influenced your approach to lactation care, and what unique perspectives...
Beyond the Basics: How Margaret Salty, MPH, IBCLC is Transforming Lactation Care Through Education and Advocacy
Beyond the Basics: How Margaret Salty, MPH, IBCLC is Transforming Lactation Care Through Education and Advocacy April 22nd, 2025 By: Margaret Salty, MPH, IBCLC How has your personal background influenced your approach to lactation care, and what unique perspectives do...
USLCA’s Board of Director’s Welcomes 2 New Members!
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2025 Membership Dues Increase
USLCA strives to offer a high-value membership to all lactation care providers, regardless of their membership level. In order to continue to offer all of the education and resources you rely on, a membership dues increase will occur January 1, 2025 for Digital and...
Learning from Diversity: Rachel Romero’s Path to Inclusive Lactation Care
Learning from Diversity: Rachel Romero's Path to Inclusive Lactation Care September 5th, 2024 By: Rachel Romero, IBCLCWIC Breastfeeding CoordinatorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health IBCLC Representative Chair with Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Shirley...
Empowering AANHPI Families: Melissa Tsoi Cheng’s path to Inclusive Lactation Care
Empowering AANHPI Families: Melissa Tsoi Cheng's path to Inclusive Lactation Care August 22nd, 2024 Editor's Note: The following interview with Melissa was conducted in two parts. The initial question and response were recorded during a video call, while the...
Lessons Learned When Grandmother is the LC
Lessons Learned When Grandmother is the LC A note on inclusivity: This post is written from the perspective of the author's personal experiences and thus, at times, uses gendered language. However, the core messages are intended to be applicable to people of all...
Spilling the Neurodiversi-TEA: 7 Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Families
Spilling the Neurodiversi-TEA: 7 Tips for Supporting Neurodivergent Families By: Genny Stiller NP, IBCLC Happy April friends and colleagues, it’s Autism Acceptance Month. Curious about neurodivergent affirming lactation support? Today is your day. My name is Genny...
Trauma-Informed Lactation Care
Trauma Informed Lactation Care By: Beckie Walker MSN, CNM, IBCLC What is trauma? Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma isn’t always trauma with a capital T like a natural disaster, a mass shooting, or war violence; although those are very real,...
Uplifting Black Voices: Jasmine Creighton on the Importance of Community Connections
Uplifting Black Voices: Jasmine Creighton on the Importance of Community Connections By: Jasmine Creighton, CLS, Perinatal Health Specialist, Doula This month marks the one-year weaning anniversary of my second child, and I am met with bittersweet emotions, mostly...