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 […]
Category: Blog
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 […]
Responsive Feeding
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC New information from UNICEF has been released supporting responsive feeding strategies for breastfeeding and for formula feeding, including breastfeeding mothers who bottle […]
Helping Clients Build Personal Advocacy Skills: Step Four
By Michal Klau-Stevens The Power of the Birth Community There is a saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Community is a powerful mechanism for learning, accessing […]
Helping Clients Build Personal Advocacy Skills: Step Three
by Michal Klau-Stevens Maximizing Research for Healthcare Advocacy There is so much information available on the internet about pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, but there’s one important type of information that […]
The New AAP Guidelines on SIDS and Safe Sleep Recommendations
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ICCE, ANLC On 24 October 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics released their Policy Statement entitled “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for […]
2016 ICEA Conference Recap
by Connie Livingston, RN, BS, FACCE, LCCE, ICCE ICEA President The 2016 ICEA Conference “Reaching the Highest Peaks in Evidence-based Practice” exploded in Denver October 13-15! Our conference app, Guidebook, made its […]
Helping Clients Build Personal Advocacy Skills: Step Two
by Michal Klau-Stevens, LCCE You Need to Know What You Want in Order to Get It If you don’t know what it is you need, you won’t be able to ask […]
Breastfeeding and the Working Mother
by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Congratulations on choosing to breastfeed your baby! Now, if you are returning to work or school after your baby is born you may […]
The Dutch Diaries: Prenatal Visits
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-jlqvr65q’ admin_preview_bg=”] The Dutch Diaries: Prenatal Visits by Breezy Smid Last month I talked about the general differences in the Dutch approach to pregnancy, and […]
Helping Clients Build Personal Healthcare Advocacy Skills: The First Step
by Michal Klau-Stevens Can you imagine trying to make your way through an obstacle course in the dark? You’d be bumping into things, tripping, and grappling around blindly to find […]
Helping Clients Build Personal Healthcare Advocacy Skills: The First Step
by Michal Klau-Stevens Can you imagine trying to make your way through an obstacle course in the dark? You’d be bumping into things, tripping, and grappling around blindly to find […]
Handwashing 101
by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC There have been concerns expressed by many health-related consumer groups about the use and overuse of antibiotics and antibacterials in so many of […]
Count the Kicks
by Tamela J. Hatcher, M.Ed. What if someone told you that approximately every 20 minutes in the United States a baby is stillborn. Heartbreaking, isn’t it….but what if? What if […]
Black Women Do Breastfeed: Supporting Mothers Through Social Media
by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, BS, CLC This post was written for ICEA’s blog last year by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, BS, CLC, owner and operator of Alpha & Omega Lactation […]
The Dutch Diaries: Choosing the Who and Where of Birth
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-jlr13er6′ admin_preview_bg=”] The Dutch Diaries: Choosing the Who and Where of Birth by Breezy Smid As an American living overseas, I faced many […]
Healthcare Advocacy Skills: The Next Wave in Childbirth Education
by Michal Klau-Stevens We want our clients to have great birth experiences, but are we giving them all the tools they need to make that happen? As birth workers, we are […]
World Breastfeeding Week 2016
by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The first World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in 1992, born from the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) with support from the World Health […]