Category: Breastfeeding

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The Breastfeeding Family- Friendly Community Designation (BFCD) was developed as a request […]

This year marks the sixth annual Black Breastfeeding Week which is observed on 25-31 August. According the the official website, this […]

By Donna Walls, RN, BSN, IBCLC, ICCE, ANLC ICEA supports the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes. What does that […]

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

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

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

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 […]

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

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative was developed by IBFAN (the International Baby […]

by Donna Walls, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC New information from UNICEF has been released supporting responsive feeding strategies for […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC Congratulations on choosing to breastfeed your baby! Now, if you are returning to […]

by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, BS, CLC This post was written for ICEA’s blog last year by Angela Tatum Malloy, MAT, […]

by Donna Walls, RN, ICCE, IBCLC, ANLC The first World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated in 1992, born from the World Alliance […]