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By Danielle Harmon, MPH I have recently been disheartened over several conversations happening in social media circles about "what is USLCA is doing wrong?” I came to this organization 7 ½ years ago after working IN lactation with a tremendous understanding for the...
How are you evolving as a lactation care provider?
By Christine Staricka, BS, IBCLC, RLC When I say “reflect,” you probably think of sitting somewhere with your favorite beverage, thinking, maybe daydreaming. Not this time! I’m challenging you to reflect by acting. Let’s use this season of reflection to create and...
Lactation Consultant RN (FT) – Largo, MD
Kaiser Permanente is hiring a Lactation Consultant RN to coordinate and monitor the care of newborns and provide lactation support to new mothers in the postpartum period.
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.
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...
