Category: Blog

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed and implemented by the World Health Organization […]

by Debra Tolson, ICEA Presdient Do you know what the “International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes” is? Have you heard the […]

By Vonda Gates 6 June 2018 was a day to party with Penny Simkin. There was much to celebrate: 30 […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC Most prenatal classes tend to focus on “information” about breastfeeding like how it works […]

by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE If the CDC came out today and reported they had found a […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Many, probably most new mothers, are looking for information and answers to their […]

by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, RLC, FAPA We are at a critical junction in the U.S. in our conversations about […]

by Liz Riffle Do you want to support military families? Is your business near a military base? Do you want to […]

by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN About a year ago, I decided that I wanted to work more closely with families […]

by Cynthia Billiar BSN, RN, IBCLC, ICCE, ICD, ANLC Research suggests that we carry genetic memories of our ancestors that can […]

by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC The initial transition to motherhood is unique for every mother/baby dyad. It is a time […]

by Cynthia Billiar, BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, CD(DONA), ICCE Have you ever wondered how we got to the place that […]

by Cynthia Billiar, RN, IBCLC, ANLC, ICD, ICCE More than 85% of lactating women in the United States express their milk […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC In recent years, a practice has appeared which involves the preparation of a […]

by Donna Walls RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness month and a time to take a […]

by Bonita Katz, BA, RN, ICCE, ICBD, IAT, CLC Most of us in birth work are well aware of today’s […]

ICEA wants you to know that we are part of a coalition of 40 organizations that sent an open letter […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC When a mother tells you she’s engorged- check in and ask what she […]

In 2016, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) began the 15-year journey to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by […]

by Terriann Shell, BS, RN, IBCLC, CHES, ICCE, FILCA I’ve always thought that once you know how to teach adults […]

By Tamela Hatcher, MEd I am thrilled to have been asked to share my story regarding my experience teaching ICEA […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC A relatively new phenomenon is occurring with some possibly serious implications for […]

The word “doula” first used in an article published in 1969 by Dr. Dana Raphael, a medical anthropologist who believed […]

Recently, the Fed is Best (FIB) Foundation blog blasted social media with a story about an infant named Landon who […]