Bottle Feeding: Is There a Risk?
by Cynthia Billiar, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE More than 85% of lactating women in the United States express their milk some of the time. Of those pumping, 5.6% are exclusively […]
by Cynthia Billiar, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE More than 85% of lactating women in the United States express their milk some of the time. Of those pumping, 5.6% are exclusively […]
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC In recent years, a practice has appeared which involves the preparation of a woman’s placenta for ingestion. Preparation practices vary from dehydration to […]
by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness month and a time to take a fresh look at how we can educate parents and caregivers […]
by Debra Tolson, ICEA President and Bonita Katz, ICEA President Elect What are credentials and why do we need them? Credentials include academic diplomas and degrees, identification documents, certifications, and […]
by Bonita Katz, BA, RN, ICCE, ICBD, IAT, CLC Most of us in birth work are well aware of today’s controversies in maternal health care: high cesarean rates, increasing maternal […]
Notice is hereby given that ICEA will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 1:30 PM ET via conference call. It is free for members to […]
ICEA wants you to know that we are part of a coalition of 40 organizations that sent an open letter to the co-founders of the Fed Is Best Foundation on […]
by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC When a mother tells you she’s engorged- check in and ask what she means. Too often our patients use the term meaning their […]
In 2016, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) began the 15-year journey to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by linking each of these goals to breastfeeding. But, WABA cannot […]
Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CHT, AHN‐BC of Nashville, Tennessee was honored with the 2017 Holistic Nurse of the Year award at the 37th Annual American Holistic Nurses […]
ICEA is thrilled to announce that the new certification process was officially launched on 20 July 2017. ICEA is now your one-stop shop where you can get all of your maternal-child health certifications […]
by Debra Tolson, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, CPST ICEA President I am thrilled to announce that the new certification process has officially launched! Streamlining the process to better serve you […]
by Debra Tolson, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, CPST ICEA President Throughout March and April, we unveiled exciting changes on the way for ICEA, and all of them benefit you! So far, […]
by Terriann Shell, BS, RN, IBCLC, CHES, ICCE, FILCA I’ve always thought that once you know how to teach adults childbirth, you could teach any subject. While this may be […]
By Tamela Hatcher, MEd I am thrilled to have been asked to share my story regarding my experience teaching ICEA Professional Childbirth Education (PCBE) and Birth Doula workshops in China. […]
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC A relatively new phenomenon is occurring with some possibly serious implications for infants and children. Concerns are being expressed related to “distracted […]
The word “doula” first used in an article published in 1969 by Dr. Dana Raphael, a medical anthropologist who believed in the need for female companions to guide mothers through […]
Recently, the Fed is Best (FIB) Foundation blog blasted social media with a story about an infant named Landon who died at 19 days of age from hypernatremia dehydration. All […]
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative was developed by IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) to provide assessment of policy and programs […]