Lactation Specialist (FT) – Houston, TX
Under the supervision of the Nutrition Specialist: Outreach, the Lactation Specialist provides clinical lactation support and counseling for WIC clients who are having breastfeeding problems beyond the scope of the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor or Nutritionist’s skill levels.
USLCA Professional Development Coordinator (PT) – Remote
The Professional Development Coordinator will report to the Executive Director to develop and carry out the professional development program of the US Lactation Consultant Association.
Board Nominations Open
The USLCA Board of Directors is now accepting nominations for a board seat beginning spring 2022. Nominations will be accepted through December 31, 2021 for installment at the 2022 Annual Membership Meeting. Qualifications include: Current IBCLC USLCA member in good...
Human Milk is a Medical Intervention: Strategies to Improve Outcomes
By Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN The March of Dimes celebrates November as Prematurity Awareness Month and November 17th is World Prematurity Day.1 When celebrating this day and month, attention needs to be focused on human milk as a lifesaving medical...
A Binational Community Solidifies Through the Pandemic
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...
How New Parents Can Reduce Stress & Improve Heart Health Right Now
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...
Chapters Making a Difference: Lactation Consultants of Metro Saint Louis (LCMSL)
We love highlighting the activities of our amazing USLCA chapters! This month, we’re excited to share information from the Lactation Consultants of Metro Saint Louis (LCMSL). Lactation Consultants of Metro St. Louis is a professional networking organization for...
Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer
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,...
A Tribute to Hospital Lactation Consults
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...
Providing Lactation Support to Families After Loss: In Honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
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 losses-...