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-...
Lactation Consultant, IBCLC (FT) Pediatric Clinic – Bend, OR
Central Oregon Pediatric Associates (COPA), the largest pediatric practice in the region, is hiring a full time Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). *Qualified candidates who are newly hired at COPA may be eligible for COPA’s sign on and service bonus. Bonuses are for a limited time, and are subject to applicable tax withholding and deductions as required by law.*
NICUs, donor milk and breastfeeding: Why Your Support Matters
By Naomi Bromberg Bar-Yam ACSW Ph.D.September 28, 2021 September is NICU Awareness Month when we educate about and honor those who care for babies born too early - before 9 months - or who are ill and require specialized hospital care from birth. How these fragile...
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...
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...
