Black Breastfeeding Week 2018
This year marks the sixth annual Black Breastfeeding Week which is observed on 25-31 August. According the the official website, this year’s theme is #LoveOnTop. This theme was chosen, according to […]
This year marks the sixth annual Black Breastfeeding Week which is observed on 25-31 August. According the the official website, this year’s theme is #LoveOnTop. This theme was chosen, according to […]
By Donna Walls, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ICCE, ANLC ICEA supports the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes. What does that mean? Simply that ICEA does not promote or distribute materials […]
by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed and implemented by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in 1991. These organizations recognized the importance of […]
by Debra Tolson, ICEA Presdient Do you know what the “International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes” is? Have you heard the verbiage “WHO Code compliant”? Did you know that the International […]
By Vonda Gates 6 June 2018 was a day to party with Penny Simkin. There was much to celebrate: 30 years of training doulas, 50 years of teaching childbirth classes, […]
by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC Most prenatal classes tend to focus on “information” about breastfeeding like how it works or lists of all the things that can go wrong. […]
by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE If the CDC came out today and reported they had found a medication that would decrease sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by […]
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Many, probably most new mothers, are looking for information and answers to their questions on the internet. The internet is often the first […]
by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, RLC, FAPA We are at a critical junction in the U.S. in our conversations about race and ethnicity. People are being shot by police, and […]
by Liz Riffle Do you want to support military families? Is your business near a military base? Do you want to give something back to those who fight for our freedoms? […]
by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN About a year ago, I decided that I wanted to work more closely with families in my home town of Lexington, Kentucky. So I developed […]
by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ICCE, ICD, ANLC Research suggests that we carry genetic memories of our ancestors that can affect our health. These genetic memories are called epigenetic tags. […]
by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC The initial transition to motherhood is unique for every mother/baby dyad. It is a time of exploration, nurturing, learning and falling in love. This transition […]
by Cynthia Billiar, BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, CD(DONA), ICCE Have you ever wondered how we got to the place that we need laws to protect a breastfeeding mother’s right to […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]