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Month: October 2018
Journal Highlight | Globalization and Breastfeeding: Regional Differences in Developing Areas
by James G. Linn, PhD, and Michele Rocha Kadri, MA Abstract: This article examines the relationship between globalization and breastfeeding in developing and advanced industrial nations. Current research and international and […]
Journal Highlight | Promoting Breastfeeding in African-American Women
by Courtney Nyange, DNP MSN RN Abstract: Breastfeeding has many benefits for both mothers and infants. Despite these noted benefits, national breastfeeding rates are still below the Healthy People 2020 […]
Register for an ICEA Workshop in December
Are you searching for a certification workshop near you? Our talented IATs have a full schedule planned for December, and we hope you can join them. Locations for Childbirth Educator and Postpartum […]
Webinar | How Much We Don’t Know About Marijuana Safety in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
The internet is full of untrue information regarding marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In this webinar, Kathy King will lead a review of the studies on this topic and […]
A Note From the President | Changing of Seasons
by Debra Tolson, ICEA President It’s that time of year in the U.S. where change is occurring with the season. Summer is changing to Fall. The leaves are turning from greens […]
Journal Highlight | Views of Breastfeeding Versus Bottle Feeding among Middle Eastern and Caucasian Women in Ontario, Canada
by Shumail Hakimi, MPH, Hadi Danawi, PhD MPH, and Janice Ruggles, MD FRCSC Abstract: Breast milk contains the majority of nutrition that an infant needs. Substituting or combining formula is […]
Pregnancy Loss and Remembrance Day 2018
October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. According to the organizers, “Too many families grieve in silence, sometimes never coming to terms with their loss. Our goal is […]
Webinar | Walking the Line: Balancing Fact and Opinion
People come to childbirth education classes for evidence-based facts, not opinion. While separating fact from opinion may sound simple, it is often much more complicated. In the field of childbirth education […]
Journal Highlight | Supporting African American Mothers following a Stillbirth: Relationship Quality Matters
by Samantha Francois, PhD Abstract: Stillbirths in the United States have declined considerably over the past decades with closer monitoring in pregnancy. However, African American mothers continue to experience stillbirth […]
October 2018 International Journal of Childbirth Education Now Available
Breastfeeding is the Gold Standard by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT According to the latest U.S. data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2018) […]