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ILCA Webinars Announces New Pricing for a New Year

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Friday, December 30th, 2011

ILCA is excited to announce new pricing for a new year on ILCA CERPs onDemand™ webinars! Our members have asked for more affordable ways to earn CERPs and we have lowered our prices to make webinars more affordable. 1 credit webinars are now $20 for members and $30 for non-members. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity to learn with colleagues around the globe for these CERPs onDemand™ webinars!

Sign up now to reserve your spot. We look forward to seeing you online!

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time
L’optimisation de la mise au sein dans la pratique quotidienne d’un consultant en lactation en liberal by Véronique Darmangeat, IBCLC
Register for the French webinar by January 9, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time
The Importance of Improving the Baby’s Latch in the Private Practice of a French Lactation Consultant by Véronique Darmangeat, IBCLC
Register for the English webinar by January 9, 2012 to reserve your seat.
Veronique Learner Objectives
L’étudant(e) sera capable:
• Savoir reconnaître une situation de douleur qui peut être résolue uniquement en améliorant la prise du sein.
• Connaître les positions favorisant une bonne prise du sein.

The learner will be able to:
• Know how to recognize a situation of pain which can be only resolved by improving the baby’s latch at the breast.
• Know the positions favoring a good latch at the breast.

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 – 3:00 – 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Breastfeeding and Lactation in Diabetic Women by Barbara Haase, APRN, MSN, CPNP, IBCLC
Register by February 3, 2012 to reserve your seat.
Barbara Learner Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• Describe the benefits of breastfeeding in diabetic women and their infants.
• Identify the common drugs used in diabetic women and compatibility with breastfeeding.
• Describe the insulin needs in the lactating diabetic mother.
• Understand delayed lactogenesis and low milk supply in the diabetic mother.
• Identify the management of breastfeeding infants with hypoglycemia (35-50 mg/dl).
• Describe the lactation management of diabetic mothers who are separated from their infants for medical reasons.

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing
Kerri

Nicole

Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Supporting Infant Feeding in a Children’s Hospital: developing a team approach by Kerri Frischknecht, RN, RM, IBCLC and Nicole Kaufmann, SLP, C-NDT
Register for the English webinar by March 19, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Stillförderung in einem Kinderkrankenhaus: Ein teamorientierter Ansatz by Kerri Frischknecht, RN, RM, IBCLC and Nicole Kaufmann, SLP, C-NDT
Register for the German webinar by March 19, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Learner Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• Identify the different roles of a clinical interdisciplinary feeding team and compare with one’s own work environment
• Identify key factors that influence early feeding of the premature and/or sick infant

Die Teilnehmerin/der Teilnehmer wird in der Lage sein:
• Die verschiedenen Rollen eines interdisziplinären Teams im Bereich der Nahrungsaufnahme zu identifizieren und es mit dem eigenen Team zu vergleichen
• Die zentralen Faktoren, welche die Nahrungsaufnahme von früh- und/oder kranken Neugeborenen beeinflussen, zu identifizieren

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing

ILCA CERPs onDemand™ are now available on ILCA’s Continuing Education Website

Can’t attend the live webinars? ILCA is pleased to announce that you can now view ILCA CERPS onDemand™ webinars after the live webinar date on our Continuing Education website. Webinar recordings are posted on the Continuing Education site one month after they are presented live. The November 8th webinar “Case reports of Tongue Tie in the Private Practice of an IBCLC: Influencing factors, problems and outcomes” by Marta Guoth-Gumberger, Dipl.Ing., IBCLC is now available, along with the August 30th webinar “Conflicts Are Interesting! So Why Are They Bad?” by Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA. You can access the webinar by logging in to the ILCA website and then clicking on “Continuing Education Portal” under the Members Only tab. Simply follow the directions on the page to either login or register on the Continuing Education website to access the webinar. Not sure if you already have an account on the Continuing Education website? Email webinars@ilca.org and we can check our database before you create a new account.
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Breastfeeding News – Dec 21, 2011

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Friday, December 30th, 2011

2010 Australian national infant feeding survey: indicator results

The 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey is the first specialised national survey of infant feeding practices in Australia. The survey also collected information on attitudes towards, and enablers for and barriers against breastfeeding. This report provides baseline data on key infant feeding indicators, including: most babies (96%) were initially breastfed, but only 39% were exclusively breastfed for less than 4 months, and 15% for less than 6 months; overall 35% of infants were introduced to solid foods by 4 months of age and 92% by the recommended age of 6 months; around 7% of infants drank cow’s milk by 6 months, with most not starting until the recommended age of 12 months.

Click on the link to view the media release and report.

 Breastfeeding: Advocacy Practice

Fourth regional course for doctors, midwives and other senior health professionals in South East Asia

Oct 1-13, 2012, George Town, Penang, Malaysia

waba.org.my/bap.htm

 Managing infants who cry excessively in the first few months of life

Pamela Douglas, Peter Hill

 

Early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants.

Becker GE, Remmington S, Remmington T. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD006462. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006462.pub2.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006462.pub2/abstract

 

Why do mothers breastfeed girls less than boys? Evidence and implications for child health in India.
Jayachandran S, Kuziemko I.
Q J Econ. 2011;126(3):1485-1538.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22148132
 Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22148132

World Health Organization (WHO) infant and young child feeding indicators: associations with growth measures in 14 low-income countries.

Marriott BP, White A, Hadden L, Davies JC, Wallingford JC.

Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Dec 16;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22171937

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22171937

 

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Founder’s Lecture 2011: Inequalities and Inequities in Breastfeeding: An International Perspective.

Cattaneo A.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 14;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22168906

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22168906

 

Epidural Analgesia During Labor: Impact on Delivery Outcome, Neonatal Well-Being, and Early Breastfeeding.

Gizzo S, Di Gangi S, Saccardi C, Patrelli TS, Paccagnella G, Sansone L, Barbara F, D’Antona D, Nardelli GB.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 13;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22166068

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22166068

 

‘Please don’t put the whole dang thing out there!’: A discursive analysis of internet discussions around infant feeding.

Callaghan JE, Lazard L.

Psychol Health. 2011 Dec 14;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22165901

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22165901

 

Determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding in rural Ethiopia: programmatic implications.

Horii N, Guyon AB, Quinn VJ.

Food Nutr Bull. 2011 Jun;32(2):94-102.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22164971

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22164971

 

Methods of milk expression for lactating women.

Becker GE, Cooney F, Smith HA.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Dec 7;12:CD006170.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22161398

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22161398

 

Dietary habits of partly breast-fed and completely weaned infants at 9 months of age.

Gondolf UH, Tetens I, Michaelsen KF, Trolle E.

Public Health Nutr. 2011 Dec 9;:1-9.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22152993

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22152993

 

Effects of prenatal food and micronutrient supplementation on child growth from birth to 54 months of age: a randomized trial in Bangladesh.

Khan AI, Kabir I, Ekstrom EC, Asling-Monemi K, Alam DS, Frongillo EA, Yunus M, Arifeen S, Persson LA.

Nutr J. 2011 Dec 8;10(1):134.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22152147

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The effect of training administered to working mothers on maternal anxiety levels and breastfeeding habits.

Ciftçi EK, Arikan D.

J Clin Nurs. 2011 Dec 9;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22151299

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Innovations in the Provision of Human Milk and Breastfeeding for Infants Requiring Intensive Care.

Spatz DL.

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Dec 12;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22151085

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22151085

 

Evaluation of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents during Childbirth Intrapartum Nursing Intervention on Adolescents’ Childbirth Satisfaction and Breastfeeding Rates.

Grassley JS, Sauls DJ.

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Dec 12;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22150878

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22150878

 

Breastfeeding Support in Child Care: An International Comparison of Findings from Australia and the United States.

Cameron B, Javanparast S, Labbok M, Scheckter R, McIntyre E.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 8;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22148956

Related Articles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=22148956

 

Breastfeeding Experiences Among Physicians.

Riggins C, Rosenman MB, Szucs KA.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 7;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22148929

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A Mother with Green Breastmilk Due to Multivamin and Mineral Intake: A Case Report.

Yazgan H, Demirdöven M, Yazgan Z, Toraman AR, Gürel A.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 7;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22148928

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The Longitudinal Role of Breastfeeding in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Relationship Quality Trajectories.

Papp LM.

Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec 7;.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22148926

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Director

Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS)

Discipline of General Practice,

Level 3, Health Sciences Building, Registry Road

Flinders University

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5000 AUSTRALIA

P 08 7221 8536 | F 08 7221 8544 | M 0417 089 007 | W www.phcris.org.au

J Over 300 abstracts and presentations from the 2011 PHC Research Conference are on-line, browse and be inspired, www.phcris.org.au/conference/2011

 

PHC RIS excels in sharing information and knowledge to support Australian primary health care to improve health outcomes.

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1.03.12 Meeting Reminder and Agenda and December Meeting Minutes

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Friday, December 30th, 2011

Triangle Breastfeeding Alliance

Our Goal:          To provide networking and education for the people who care for breastfeeding families in the Triangle area.

Our Mission:      To increase the number of mothers who achieve their personal breastfeeding goals and their satisfaction with the care and support that they receive.

 

 Attached is the agenda for our meeting next Tuesday, January 3rd at 1:00 PM in the Andrews Center. Please be thinking of speakers, specific objectives and possible poster topics that we could offer.

Attached also is the December meeting minutes

Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for breastfeeding families,

 Mary

1.03.12 Agenda

12.06.11 minutes

Triangle Breastfeeding Alliance

Our Goal:          To provide networking and education for the people who care for breastfeeding families in the Triangle area.

Our Mission:      To increase the number of mothers who achieve their personal breastfeeding goals and their satisfaction with the care and support that they receive.

 

 Attached is the agenda for our meeting next Tuesday, January 3rd at 1:00 PM in the Andrews Center. Please be thinking of speakers, specific objectives and possible poster topics that we could offer.

Attached also is the December meeting minutes

Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for breastfeeding families,

 Mary

1.03.12 Agenda

12.06.11 minutes

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USLCA December 2011 eNews

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Sunday, December 25th, 2011

The December 2011 Issue of the eNews is now available.  Please Click here to view this month’s issue.

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Biological Nurturing: New Angles on Breastfeeding

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Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Also see this site https://www.charlotteahec.org/continuing_education/registration/workshop.cfm?EventID=35621

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Subcontract Opportunity: Blog Expert

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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Subcontract Opportunity Announcement: Blog Expert

The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health to enhance the coordination and reach of effective messaging to mothers on the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” provision of the Affordable Care Act. As part of this effort, the USBC is seeking an individual or organization with expertise in blogging to this audience, to promote the “Break Time” law through a series of posts to be published on identified target blogs. Individuals or organizations with related blogging experience are invited to respond to this request for proposals. Applicants may be located anywhere in the continental United States.

Download the complete announcement, including application instructions at:
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Portals/0/Workplace/Blog-Expert-RFP-2011-12.pdf

If you have questions related to the content of this announcement or subcontract opportunity, please submit them on our FAQ page. We will respond to all questions on this link within 2 business days. This will ensure that all applicants have access to the same information.
FAQ Page: http://gme.groupmindexpress.com/usbc/?da=6e62

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ILCA Webinars Announces New Pricing for a New Year

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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

ILCA is excited to announce new pricing for a new year on ILCA CERPs onDemand™ webinars! Our members have asked for more affordable ways to earn CERPs and we have lowered our prices to make webinars more affordable. 1 credit webinars are now $20 for members and $30 for non-members. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity to learn with colleagues around the globe for these CERPs onDemand™ webinars!

Sign up now to reserve your spot. We look forward to seeing you online!

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time
L’optimisation de la mise au sein dans la pratique quotidienne d’un consultant en lactation en liberal by Véronique Darmangeat, IBCLC
Register for the French webinar by January 9, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time
The Importance of Improving the Baby’s Latch in the Private Practice of a French Lactation Consultant by Véronique Darmangeat, IBCLC
Register for the English webinar by January 9, 2012 to reserve your seat.
Veronique Learner Objectives
L’étudant(e) sera capable:
• Savoir reconnaître une situation de douleur qui peut être résolue uniquement en améliorant la prise du sein.
• Connaître les positions favorisant une bonne prise du sein.

The learner will be able to:
• Know how to recognize a situation of pain which can be only resolved by improving the baby’s latch at the breast.
• Know the positions favoring a good latch at the breast.

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 – 3:00 – 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Breastfeeding and Lactation in Diabetic Women by Barbara Haase, APRN, MSN, CPNP, IBCLC
Register by February 3, 2012 to reserve your seat.
Barbara Learner Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• Describe the benefits of breastfeeding in diabetic women and their infants.
• Identify the common drugs used in diabetic women and compatibility with breastfeeding.
• Describe the insulin needs in the lactating diabetic mother.
• Understand delayed lactogenesis and low milk supply in the diabetic mother.
• Identify the management of breastfeeding infants with hypoglycemia (35-50 mg/dl).
• Describe the lactation management of diabetic mothers who are separated from their infants for medical reasons.

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing
Kerri

Nicole

Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Supporting Infant Feeding in a Children’s Hospital: developing a team approach by Kerri Frischknecht, RN, RM, IBCLC and Nicole Kaufmann, SLP, C-NDT
Register for the English webinar by March 19, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Stillförderung in einem Kinderkrankenhaus: Ein teamorientierter Ansatz by Kerri Frischknecht, RN, RM, IBCLC and Nicole Kaufmann, SLP, C-NDT
Register for the German webinar by March 19, 2012 to reserve your seat.

Learner Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• Identify the different roles of a clinical interdisciplinary feeding team and compare with one’s own work environment
• Identify key factors that influence early feeding of the premature and/or sick infant

Die Teilnehmerin/der Teilnehmer wird in der Lage sein:
• Die verschiedenen Rollen eines interdisziplinären Teams im Bereich der Nahrungsaufnahme zu identifizieren und es mit dem eigenen Team zu vergleichen
• Die zentralen Faktoren, welche die Nahrungsaufnahme von früh- und/oder kranken Neugeborenen beeinflussen, zu identifizieren

Cost: $20 ILCA Member, $30 Non-Member
Earn: 1 L-CERP and 1 contact hour in nursing

ILCA CERPs onDemand™ are now available on ILCA’s Continuing Education Website

Can’t attend the live webinars? ILCA is pleased to announce that you can now view ILCA CERPS onDemand™ webinars after the live webinar date on our Continuing Education website. Webinar recordings are posted on the Continuing Education site one month after they are presented live. The November 8th webinar “Case reports of Tongue Tie in the Private Practice of an IBCLC: Influencing factors, problems and outcomes” by Marta Guoth-Gumberger, Dipl.Ing., IBCLC is now available, along with the August 30th webinar “Conflicts Are Interesting! So Why Are They Bad?” by Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA. You can access the webinar by logging in to the ILCA website and then clicking on “Continuing Education Portal” under the Members Only tab. Simply follow the directions on the page to either login or register on the Continuing Education website to access the webinar. Not sure if you already have an account on the Continuing Education website? Email webinars@ilca.org and we can check our database before you create a new account.
 

Have Questions? Check out the Webinar FAQ page for answers to your questions. If you have any other questions about the webinars, please email webinars@ilca.org or call the ILCA office at 919-861-5577 or toll free at 1-888-452-2478.

Looking for additional opportunities to earn CERPs/contact hours? Please visit our Continuing Education page for more information.
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Call for Candidates: ILCA Board of Directors

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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The International Lactation Consultant Association announces the election process is beginning for one upcoming vacant position on the ILCA Board of Directors, and further announces that two existing Board positions are being renewed.

Director of Research and Special Projects. Karen Wambach completes her term as the ILCA Board Director of Research and Special Projects in July 2012, so this position is up for election in February 2012. The Nominations Committee, chaired by immediate past President Angela Smith, is actively seeking qualified candidates to run for this position. 

The Director of Research and Special Projects for the ILCA Board serves as a liaison to the ILCA Research Committee, the Journal of Human Lactation, and the Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (AARC). The position is also responsible for implementing  other assigned special projects such as conducting surveys of the ILCA membership. Criteria include advanced skills and experience in research and education, along with written and verbal communication skills. Click here for a full job description for this position.

The Nominations Committee will accept applications for this post until January 15, 2012. To submit an application or nominate someone for this position, please contact Vicki Hobbs at info@ilca.org by no later than January 15, 2012. The application is available here.

After the Nominations Committee has done its job of reviewing applications to verify that candidates fulfill the requirements for Board leadership, they will present their slate of candidates to the full ILCA BOD for approval. The voting period (originally designed with international postal delays in mind) runs February-April 2011, although voting takes place primarily by electronic ballot now, through the Internet. Voting rights are conferred on ILCA members who are also International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) (ILCA By-law 3.4). The newly-elected Director will be sworn in and commence the designated three-year term at the Annual General Meeting conducted in July 2012, at the annual conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, USA.  

In addition to this election, two directorships are up for renewal in July 2012. 

Director of Marketing. Decalie Brown was elected to her first three-year term in 2009. In accordance with ILCA By-law 6.4, she was invited by the ILCA Board of Directors in November 2011 to renew her post for a second three-year term, and she has accepted. Therefore, she will serve a second and final three-year term as the ILCA Director of Marketing.

Director of Membership and Affiliate Services. Roberta Graham de Escobedo was elected to her first three-year term in 2009 following a two-year appointed position vacated with the unexpired term by the predecessor (ILCA By-law 5.6). In accordance with ILCA By-law 6.4, she was invited by the ILCA Board of Directors in November 2011 to renew her post for a second three-year term, and she has accepted. Therefore, she will serve a second and final three-year term as the ILCA Director of Membership and Affiliate Services.

Thank you so much, and we look forward to receiving applications for the ILCA Board! For more information, please contact the ILCA Office at info@ilca.org, or phone the office at 1-888-452-2478 or 919-861-5577.

Warmly,

Cathy's Signature

Cathy Carothers

Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA
ILCA President

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Recent news happenings with lactation

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Saturday, December 10th, 2011

This section was included in the latest newsletter from the NC Child Fatality Taskforce –

Breastfeeding Update: Efforts continue to encourage and support breastfeeding on a variety of fronts: federal policy, state level efforts to support breastfeeding promotion at a local level.  

Federal health care reform law requires that starting in August 2012 lactation services be covered without cost sharing (“Comprehensive lactation support and counseling, by a trained provider during pregnancy and/or in the postpartum period, and costs for renting breastfeeding equipment”). For more info: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/08/20110801b.html

Healthy People 2020 has updated their breastfeeding goals to 81.9% of mothers ever breastfeeding and 60.6% breastfeed for six months.

The Division of Public Health recently recognized hospitals that made important strides in practices help more women initiate breastfeeding: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/pressrel/2011/2011-09-06_breasfeeding_awards.htm

The State Personnel HR Guidelines on Lactation have been offered to municipalities and counties for their use/adaptation on a local level.

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Dr. Kotlow shows how to examine an infant for a posterior tongue tie

By NCTBA.org · Comments (0)
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

An interesting video – very impressive to see how knowing the right way to check makes the tongue tie more obvious.
Sheri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5opSbXvL7yQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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