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 […]
Year: 2017
Placental Encapsulation: Friend or Foe of Postpartum Mothers?
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 […]
SIDS Awareness Month
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 […]
Credentials: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?
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 […]
Doula, Advocate, Activist
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 […]
Annual Membership Meeting Announcement
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 […]
Open Letter to Fed Is Best Foundation
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 […]
Engorgement: An Often Misunderstood Condition
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 […]
World Breastfeeding Week 2017
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 […]
American Holistic Nurses Association Recognizes Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CHT, AHNBC for 2017 Holistic Nurse of the Year
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 Certification FAQ
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 […]
New Certification Process Has Launched
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 […]
New Certification Process Launches Next Week
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, […]
Five Secrets of Teaching Better Breastfeeding Sessions
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 […]
Road Map to China
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. […]
Is Distracted Parenting a Problem?
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 […]
For Decades, Research Has Verified the Benefits of Doula Care
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 […]
Infant Nutrition, Best Practice and the Mom/Baby Dyad: Statement on “Fed Is Best”
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 […]
The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative
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 […]