Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants
This month, we are proud to highlight the Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants (MALC). In 2015, MALC was able to nearly double their membership AND they brought their Fall Conference attendance up from an average of 70 participants to 118. These types of...
Low Milk Supply from Hormonal Contraception? Take Action!
IBCLCs-Have you seen low milk supply that you believe is related to hormonal contraception? Research is underway to catalog the effects of various hormonal birth control options on lactation. Many health organizations and healthcare providers currently recommend the...
Emu Oil May Enhance Areolar Hydration
According to a recent article in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, prophylactic application of emu oil improves areolar skin barrier function that can help prevent sore nipples. Appropriate areolar hydration serves as one of a...
Is there a USLCA Chapter in your state?
State and local USLCA Chapters are a place to find great networking and collaboration activities, as well as ideas on how to grow and strengthen your IBCLC presence in your community. They also can be the foundation for efforts to achieve licensure for IBCLCs in your...
USBC Lactation Support Providers Constellation
United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) Lactation Support Providers Constellation: Representative: Sylvia Edwards, RN, MS, IBCLC RLC, Director of External Affairs Date: November 6 – 7, 2015 Location: Washington, DC Report: I had the privilege of representing...
National Association of Medicaid Directors
Representative: Judith Gutowski, IBCLC, Licensure Committee Chair Date: November 2015 Location: Washington, D.C. Report: On November 2-4, I had the privilege of representing USLCA at the National Association of Medicaid Director’s Conference. The purpose of exhibiting...
Delivering Vitamin D
It may not be the breastmilk that has a vitamin D deficiency, but the dietary vitamin D recommendation for the lactating mother! The common notion that low concentrations of vitamin D in human milk is a defect in design has prompted the recommendation for vitamin D...
Syncopated Sucking
Did you know...live, organized, entrained, rhythmic sounds or music can improve sustained sucking patterns in term and preterm infants! Akca & Aytekin (2014) studied the effect of soothing noise on the sucking outcomes of full term infants as measured on the LATCH...
Title V Block Grant Comment Opportunity
Title V Block Grant Comment Opportunity Enacted in 1935 as a part of the Social Security Act, the Title V Maternal and Child Health Program is the Nation’s oldest Federal-State partnership. State Maternal and Child Health agencies (which are usually located...
Breast milk treatment for atopic eczema-a little dab will do ‘ya
Applying breast milk to the affected areas of skin is reported as efficacious as commonly used 1% hydrocortisone ointment. The results of the present study suggest that the human breast milk can improve infant atopic eczema with the same results as 1% hydrocortisone...
